Discriminatory Acts23 in Immigration Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 100 89 128 83 111 18 18 10 8 5 Classification Human Rights Discriminati on 167. The cases for which the NHRCK has issued recommendation include human rights violation of foreign nationals by the government authority usually related to their status of stay, i.e., compulsory eviction and crackdown. There are also cases where commercial facilities run discriminatory practice against foreigners; for example, denial of access to restaurants, denial of treatment in a doctor's office, or rejection of insurance policy underwriting citing her period of stay in Korea as for marriage immigrants. 168. There was a recent incident where a Myanmarese worker died in the process of crackdown by the Ministry of Justice. The NHRCK has decided to launch ex officio investigation on October 4, 2018 in order to investigate whether the ministry complied with lawful procedures and abided by human rights rules and regulations in the process and took timely measures to take care of the injured. It will also charter measures to turn the current immigration policy more human rights friendly as it focused on undocumented migrants’ crackdown and deportation. 169. In order to enhance its independence, the prerequisite to achieve its mission, the NHRCK established the Regulations on Selection and Appointment of Members of the NHRCK in December 2014 and revised the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Act in February 2016 to include a new article ensuring diversity in its members and independence. 170. As pointed out by the Committee, the NHRCK requires more human rights experts and ample financial resources in order to facilitate the rights prescribed in the Convention and fulfill its mission. The NHRCK will continue to actively pursue its missions including investigation into 23 Related to “state of origin, ethnic origin, race, and skin color” among the grounds of discrimination, defined by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Act 37

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