National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2015
Impact Assessment (HRIA); and
Part I
6. held a conference with competent authorities for the implementation of Human Rights
7. conducted a survey project from June 24th to December 22nd to build a system for human
rights statistics.
To promote the human rights of children and youth and call for more active policy
improvements for issues in children’s rights, the Commission has:
1. expressed an opinion on the revision of the Infant Care Act on February 16th and the Act
on Supporting Out-of-school Youth on September 23rd;
2. issued a recommendation to eliminate the practices of enforcing school regulations that
restrict students’ social activities without any legal basis on June 10th;
3. held
a discussion meeting on how to ensure the right to play for children and youth on July 22nd;
4. held a discussion meeting on how to implement the international standards for the rights of
children and youth on December 4th;
5. conducted a study on the current status for domestic implementation of the international
standards for children’s rights; and
6. conducted on-site monitoring to ensure human rights for abused children and runaway kids.
To promote the human rights of seniors, the Commission held the ASEM Conference on
Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons from October 26th to 28th. The main goals
of the conference were to: “reaffirm the universal value of the rights of older persons, share
information in Asia and Europe, and pursue cooperation among ASEM member nations and
international coordination for the promotion and protection of human rights for older persons”.
In addition, the Commission launched the 7th Senior Human Rights Supporters to monitor the
government’s project to support the social activities of seniors to address some issues regarding
the ageing society, including the increase in the number of poor seniors and generating a source
of income for them.
To promote the human rights of people with disability, the Commission has:
1. conducted a suo motu investigation on discrimination against the disabled in the use of
ships and airplanes;
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Introduction
2) Protecting Human Rights of the Vulnerable and Marginalized