National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019
B. Key Activities
Survey of actual conditions faced by athletes
From July to August, the Special Investigation Team for Human Rights in Sports conducted an
online survey of all student athletes in elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and
colleges, and athletes in professional sports teams. It also conducted special investigations in ice
skating and judo.
invited to write photo essays. This initiative helped the staff build rapport with athletes prior to
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In the sports of ice skating, the Commission organized a human rights camp where athletes were
conducting in-depth investigations. The Commission cooperated with the Korea University Sports
to promote human rights in sports and prevent violations.
The fact-finding survey of all student athletes in elementary schools, junior high schools, high
schools and colleges indicated a lack of human rights protection for athletes, and showed that
athletes suffer from violence, sexual violence, and excessive training. The Commission plans to
establish a general policy proposal to guarantee athlete rights and recommend it to the relevant
ministries.
The Commission’s policy recommendations will be based on a survey of athlete training
camps, survey of human rights conditions faced by athletes with disabilities, examination of
sexual violence committed by personnel of sports-related organizations and institutions, study
of precedents related to violence and sexual violence in sports, survey of parents of high school
students on how they perceive human rights in sports, and a survey of human rights conditions
faced by sports leaders in schools.
On-site monitoring to prevent human rights violations in key sporting events
The Commission conducted on-site monitoring activities at the Jincheon National Team
Training Center, the 13th Korean Youth Para Games (May), the 48th National Junior Sports
Festival (May), the 100th National Sports Festival (October), and the 39th National Para Games
(October).
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Federation for a survey of all collegiate student athletes. They also organized training opportunities