National Human Rights Commission welcomes birth registration of undocumented foreigners kids
Posted : 2021-02-19 16:21
Updated : 2021-02-19 16:59
Korea s National Human Rights Commission welcomed a recent move by the Ministry of Justice seeking to allow undocumented foreign nationals to register their children s births. Gettyimagesbank
By Lee Hyo-jin
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) welcomed a recent move by the Ministry of Justice to allow undocumented foreign residents to register their children s births, calling it the first step in guaranteeing the human rights of all children.
The NHRCK said in a statement Thursday that the Ministry s decision will help protect all children, regardless of their nationality, from abuse and mistreatment.
65% of transgender people experience discrimination
Posted : 2021-02-09 16:45
By Jun Ji-hye
Sixty-five percent of transgender people in Korea have experienced discrimination and harassment over the past year, according to a survey released by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK), Tuesday.
The state-run human rights watchdog said 591 transgender individuals aged 19 and older participated in the online survey.
The NHRCK carried out the survey, in cooperation with Sookmyung Women s University Research and Business Development Foundation, for the first time among government institutions to determine discrimination and hatred against transgender people here.
The survey showed that transgender individuals have faced discrimination and harassment almost everywhere ― within their own families, schools and workplaces.
Watchdog supports transgender soldier over involuntary discharge from military
Posted : 2021-02-02 15:21
Updated : 2021-02-02 18:16
Byun Hee-soo, center, a former staff sergeant who was forcibly discharged after a sex change operation, holds a press conference in Seoul, in this Aug. 11, 2020 photo. Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
The nation s human rights watchdog said Tuesday that it has recommended that the Army cancel its decision to discharge a staff sergeant who underwent a sex change operation, saying the forcible discharge infringed on the person s human rights.
The Army, however, said the forcible discharge was a legitimate administrative measure.
According to the Center for Military Human Rights Korea, a civic group, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) recommended that the Army reverse its decision to discharge former sergeant Byun Hee-soo, and that the Ministry of National Defense revise related regulations in order to prevent a recurrence of such cases.
Delivery workers file petition against apartments for infringing on human rights
Posted : 2021-02-02 16:00
Updated : 2021-02-02 22:25
Members of the union of delivery service workers under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) hold a press conference in front of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) office in Seoul, Tuesday, before submitting a petition against apartments and buildings, claiming that they have been treating delivery workers unfairly. / Yonhap
By Jun Ji-hye
Delivery workers filed a petition with the state human rights watchdog against more than 80 residential and office buildings, Tuesday, claiming that unfair regulations such as forcing the workers to use freight elevators have infringed on their rights.