42 Commission's Major Activities disciplinary measures against violators, and to make funding plans to support children’s use of shelters. Despite the prohibition of all types of discriminations against children in Article 2 of the Child Welfare Act, immigrant children victims of abuse find themselves without protection due to their legal status and shelters turning them away. The Commission found that the provisions specified under the Child Welfare Act and the Act on Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes would be ineffective unless immigrant children victims are guaranteed legal status, and thus concluded that, in the same spirit as the special provisions of the Immigration Act to safeguard the rights of victims of domestic violence and sexual violence, a legal basis would be necessary to grant child victims of abuse legal sojourn status and extended sojourn period. 3. Major opinions expressed A. Opinion on a proposal to abolish the human rights ordinance On 8 June, the Commission expressed its opinion to the Governor of the South Chungcheong Provincial Government and the Chairman of the South Chungcheong Provincial Assembly that it would not be desirable to abolish the human rights ordinance because it prohibits discrimination against sexual minorities. According to human rights ordinances, which are localized versions of international human rights standards, local self-governing bodies have the obligation not to discriminate local residents based on gender, religion, disabilities, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or exclude them from government services. The Commission reaffirmed that prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a principle consistently upheld by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other international treaties to which Korea is a member. The Commission concluded that the proposed abolition of the ordinance, which includes prohibiting discrimination against sexual minorities, is not desirable. This is based on the recommendation from the United Nations Human Rights Committee to the Korean