Posted : 2020-12-30 16:29
Updated : 2020-12-30 16:31
A coalition of women s rights groups gather in front of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) building calling for the commission to launch an official investigation into the alleged sexual misconduct of late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, in this July 28 photo. / Korea Times photo by Lee Han-ho
By Lee Hyo-jin
Women s rights groups are furious over the police s decision to close the investigation on sexual misconduct allegations against late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon without reaching a clear conclusion.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on Tuesday that it has ended the months-long investigation, and the case will be transferred to the prosecution with non-indictment recommendations. Under the current laws, the police have no power to recommend indictment when the accused is dead.
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Watchdog Says Forced Discharge of Transgender Soldier Violates Human Rights
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Byun Hee-soo (C), a former South Korean soldier forcibly discharged after a sex reassignment operation, attends a press conference in Seoul over her legal fight on Aug. 11, 2020. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) South Korea’s human rights watchdog said on Friday that the Army’s forced discharge of a sergeant who underwent a sex reassignment surgery while serving in the military was an infringement of human rights by a public authority.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said its plenary meeting held Monday concluded the Army’s decision in January not to allow Byun Hee-soo, then a staff sergeant, to continue to serve in the military as a female soldier had no legal grounds.
Migrant women call for equal pay for equal work
Posted : 2020-12-17 13:31
Updated : 2020-12-18 09:09
Female migrant workers and local activists demand the government provide better working conditions for migrant women at the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) in central Seoul, Nov. 17. / Courtesy of Women Migrants Human Rights Center of Korea
80 percent of female migrants experience disadvantages in workplace
By Lee Hyo-jin
Hundreds of female migrant workers employed at government-run facilities are suffering discrimination and unfair treatment, according to a recent survey by Hope Center with Migrant Workers, a civic group based in Seoul.
The survey results were revealed on Wednesday at a discussion session held by the Women Migrants Human Rights Center of Korea ahead of International Migrants Day which falls on Dec. 18.
Korean bishops reiterate calls to abolish death penalty
Prelates send letter emphasizing the Church s stance on the sanctity and dignity of all life
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Catholic bishops in South Korea have reiterated an appeal to the government to abolish the death penalty constitutionally.
The subcommittee for abolition of the death penalty under the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea has sent a letter of appeal to the Constitutional Court signed by all incumbent bishops.
The call to abolish the death penalty is rooted in the Church’s strong and long-standing stance on the sanctity and dignity of all life, said Father Hyundai-il, head of the national correction and pastoral committee of Seoul Archdiocese.