「NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA ACT」
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREA ACT
[Enforcement Date 24. Mar, 2020.] [Act No.17126, 24. Mar, 2020., Partial Amendment]
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the recognition of human
dignity and worth as well as to the safeguard of the basic order of democracy by
establishing the National Human Rights Commission to ensure that inalienable
fundamental human rights of all individuals are protected and the standards of human
rights are improved.
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 19, 2011]
Article 2 (Definitions) The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows: <Amended
on Feb. 3, 2016; Feb. 4, 2020>
1. The term "human right" means any of human dignity and worth, liberty and rights which
are guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, and recognized by
international human rights treaties that the Republic of Korea signs and ratifies and by
international customary laws;
2. The term "confinement or caring facility" means any of the following facilities:
(a) Prison, juvenile prison, detention center and its branch, protective custody office,
medical treatment and custody facility, juvenile reformatory, and Juvenile Classification
and Examination Center;
(b) Detention cell and facility where a judicial police officer investigates, detains, and
accommodates persons in order to perform his/her duties;
(c) Military correctional institution (including its branch office and detention facility for
detainees pending trial);
(d) Foreigner detention center;
(e) Facility for caring for many persons (referring to a facility for protecting and
accommodating many persons, which is prescribed by Presidential Decree);
3. The term "discriminatory act violating the equal right" means any of the following acts,
without reasonable grounds, on the grounds of sex, religion, disability, age, social status,
region of origin (referring to a place of birth, place of registration, principal area of
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