Introduction
identified and developed, including international human rights mechanism, labor rights, and
gender. The capacity-building program for new employees and the leadership development
program were tailored to the specific needs of participants.
The Commission offered classes to enhance the human rights sensitivity of the staff and offer a
chance to discuss its organizational culture. The organizational structure was improved to allow
work and education to go together. These efforts include specialized schools like the investigator
school and human rights policy school, which help develop professionalism and expertise, as well
as specialized training for each function.
D. Response to Key Human Rights Issues
Launching of a Special Investigation Team to promote human rights in sports
In early 2019, the general public was greatly shocked to learn about the violence and sexual
violence inflicted upon sports athletes, and this led to increased public interest in the protection
of human rights in sports. Through an emergency chairperson statement issued on January 22,
the Commission called for a special investigation to eradicate all forms of violence in sports.
On February 25, a special task force was launched comprising Commission staff and personnel
dispatched from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism,
and Ministry of Gender Equality & Family. The task force is charged with consulting victims,
investigating petitions, monitoring actual conditions on the field, and offering support to victims.
The Commission closely investigated the individual cases and those who are involved in the
cases. It examined athlete training camps, which have reportedly been blind spots in human rights,
and surveyed every student athletes in elementary, middle, high schools and colleges. Monitoring
activities during key national sporting events—the national sports festival, national sports festival
for people with disabilities, and national junior sports festival—had preventative effects. The
Sports Human Rights Declaration campaign (www.savethesports.org) helped garner public
support for the protection and promotion of human rights in sports, and induce voluntary efforts by
the sports community.
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