2. National Human Rights Commission (of Korea) Act
Article 2. (3) of National Human Rights Commission Act
“discriminatory act violating the right to equality” … without reasonable cause
based on gender, religion, disability, age, social status, national origin, marital status,
race, thoughts or political opinions, sexual orientation …
Enforcement Ordinance, Youth Protection Act
Article 92.(6) of the Military Criminal Law defines sexual activities among persons
of the same sex in the military as indecent sexual assault, and criminalizes them
The Constitutional court ruling in 2011

3. Activities of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea
Education,
Awareness-raising activities
National
organization
Specializing
in human rights
Fact-finding Research
Independent
organization
Investigation,
Remedies
Quasi-judiciary
orgnaization
Dialogue with
Stake-holders and Activists
Quasi
-international
organization

4. Domestic and overseas cooperation Domestic and overseas cooperation
Recommendations of National Human Rights Commission
Policy making
Human rights violation and discrimination case
against homosexuals in the Military (2006)
Discrimination case against sexual minority groups in using
local government facilities (2012)
Domestic and overseas cooperation
Domestic and overseas cooperation

5. Human Rights Education of National Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Films & Books etc.
National Human Rights Commission ‘of Korea’
Human rights education courses for public officers, teachers, journalists etc.
Human rights education textbooks & contents

6. Recent issues on sexual and gender minorities
Seoul Human Rights Convention (withdrawal) (2014)

7. Recent issues on sexual and gender minorities
A Budget Support (Project) for “Youth Rainbow Support Center”
(withdrawal) in SungBukGu (District), Seoul (2014)
♣ 55 thousand USD (citizen participation budget)
Anti-discrimination Bill (withdrawal) (2013)
Human Rights Education Bill (withdrawal) (2014)
☞ Bias based on sexual orientation, gender identity

8. Positive changes in a challenging context
Changes in attitudes
- New bills to modify discriminatory
article in the Military Criminal Law
- Rulings of Courts
Student Human Rights Ordinance
Human rights counseling and handling of complaints
Pew Research Center
[Same-sex marriage]
- 18% in 2007
- 39% in 2013