The 8th 'National Police Agency Human Rights Committee' Launched... Moon Kyung-ran, Director of the Sports Human Rights Institute, Appointed as Chairperson

Mungyeongran, Director of the Sports Human Rights Research Institute. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The National Police Agency announced on the 22nd that it has formed the '8th National Police Agency Human Rights Committee' chaired by Moon Kyung-ran, head of the Sports Human Rights Research Institute.

On the afternoon of the same day, the National Police Agency held an appointment ceremony for the Human Rights Committee members at the police headquarters in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The newly appointed members include Chairperson Moon, Kim Hyo-sun, CEO of Women’s Newspaper; Park Ok-soon, Secretary General of the National Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination; Jung Min-young, lawyer at Deoksu Law Firm; Park Dong-ho, parish priest of Imun-dong Catholic Church in the Seoul Archdiocese; and Choi Dae-hyun, professor of Police Science at Konkuk University, totaling six members. Kwon Young-chul, CBS senior reporter; Oh Dong-seok, professor at Ajou University School of Law; Won Hye-wook, professor at Inha University School of Law; Kim Eun-ji, head of the Youth Mobile Counseling Center; Park Jun-young, lawyer; and Yang Hye-woo, director of the Korea Migrant Human Rights Center were reappointed.

Established in 2005, the National Police Agency Human Rights Committee consists of 12 external experts and one internal ex officio member, the National Police Agency Auditor, totaling 13 members. The committee advises on human rights impact assessments related to police policies and legislation amendments, reviews the validity of non-acceptance of recommendations from the National Human Rights Commission, and suggests directions for improving human rights policies.

At the appointment ceremony, Deputy Commissioner Song Min-heon urged, "As the police face significant changes due to investigative authority reforms, please do not hesitate to offer candid criticism so that the police can place human rights at the core of their duties and conduct activities that meet the public’s expectations and standards."

Chairperson Moon emphasized, "At this time when the National Investigation Headquarters and the autonomous police system are about to be implemented, I will strive to ensure that the committee’s activities reflect democratic control and human rights values from the public’s perspective so that the police can be reborn as human rights police who embrace the rights of the people."

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