Human Rights Commission Holds 'Child Rights Forum'... Discussions on Responses to Child Abuse and School Violence

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The National Human Rights Commission will hold a 'Forum for the Promotion of Children's and Adolescents' Human Rights (Children's Human Rights Forum)' at 2 p.m. on the 8th at the Human Rights Commission in Jung-gu, Seoul.

The Commission has organized and operates the Children's Human Rights Forum to respond promptly to current issues regarding children's and adolescents' human rights, to identify major cases, and to share domestic and international trends and information related to children's and adolescents' human rights.

Lee Sang-cheol, Standing Commissioner and Chairperson of the Commission's Children's Rights Committee, will serve as the chairperson. About ten activists from children's and adolescents' organizations, institutional officials, professors, and lawyers will participate. The forum is held twice a year and can be convened as needed.

The Commission stated, "Child abuse and school violence, which continuously occur in places where children should be most safely protected such as homes, schools, kindergartens, and child protection facilities, as well as digital sexual violence against children, which is becoming an increasingly serious problem, are issues that our society must respond to strictly." It added, "The Children's Human Rights Forum will play a significant role in publicizing issues related to children's and adolescents' human rights and leading the prompt relief of victims of human rights violations and discrimination, thereby greatly contributing to the promotion of children's and adolescents' human rights."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.