'Protection of Athletes' Human Rights' Initiation of Sports Ethics Center Establishment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 28th that it will begin establishing the Sports Ethics Center in accordance with the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act. Choi Yoon-hee, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, handed appointment letters to the committee members on the same day to form the establishment promotion team.

The Ministry appointed the following as establishment committee members: ▲ Lee Young-pyo, CEO of Socks Up in the sports field (former member of the Sports Innovation Committee), Kwon Soon-yong, Professor of Physical Education at Seoul National University ▲ Park Bong-jung-sook, President of the Korea Women's Human Rights Institute in the human rights field ▲ Jung Woon-yong, Director of the Social Responsibility and Ethics Management Research Institute in the legal field ▲ and the Director of the Sports Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as the government member.

The Sports Ethics Center is a corporation established to ensure fairness and protect the human rights of sportspeople, with its foundation established through the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act. The establishment promotion team will carry out tasks such as drafting the articles of incorporation and regulations, organizing the structure and system, and recruiting staff for the 'Sports Ethics Center,' which is scheduled to officially launch in August. Once the corporate registration of the Sports Ethics Center is completed and the office handover is finished, the establishment promotion team will automatically dissolve.

Vice Minister Choi said, "Just as exercise is a power to overcome infectious diseases through immunity formation and maintaining a healthy body, the Sports Ethics Center must be a pillar that can resolve and prevent human rights violations such as sexual harassment, sexual violence, assault, and various corruptions in the sports field." He added, "We will do our best to implement the recommendations of the Sports Innovation Committee, which ended its activities last year, and to improve the human rights of sportspeople."

Meanwhile, due to the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act, from August 5th, 'strengthened sanctions against sexual violence in sports' will be enforced, including prohibiting those convicted of sexual crimes or sexual crimes against children and adolescents from becoming sports instructors for 10 to 20 years, and prohibiting sports instructors who have been sentenced to imprisonment or heavier penalties for assault or battery against athletes from becoming sports instructors for 10 years.

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