"Let's Eliminate 'Hate and Discrimination' in the COVID Era"…Korea Tourism Organization's 'Damanse' Campaign

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 9th that it will launch the 'Damanse (Together Creating a World Without Hate and Discrimination) Campaign' to eradicate hate and discrimination in the era of COVID-19.

In collaboration with Grand Korea Leisure and the National Human Rights Commission, this campaign, running until December 6, aims to present cases of hate and discrimination arising from the spread of anxiety and fear during the COVID-19 era and to promote mature human rights awareness. It will be conducted as an online public event through the official website (cleankto.co.kr).

According to the '2020 Public Perception Survey on Discrimination' released by the National Human Rights Commission in June, considering the spread of COVID-19, 69.3% of respondents believed that there are targets of discrimination or hate. The groups identified as targets of discrimination were religious people (48.3%), foreigners and immigrants (14.4%), and people from specific regions (13.6%), in that order.

The Korea Tourism Organization, in accordance with its human rights management policy for public institutions, continues to promote human rights protection activities by operating public human rights promotion campaigns, as well as ethics and human rights management councils with Grand Korea Leisure.

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