20th Anniversary Ceremony of the National Human Rights Commission... "We Will Address Contemporary Challenges with Human Rights as the Top Priority"

Choi Young-mi, Representative of the Korea Domestic Workers Association, Receives the Republic of Korea Human Rights Award

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] On the morning of the 25th, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea held the '20th Anniversary Ceremony of the Establishment of the National Human Rights Commission' at the Myeongdong Cathedral Culture Center in Seoul.

Established on November 25, 2001, as an independent national organization dedicated to human rights protection, the Commission has made recommendations and expressed opinions on accumulated human rights issues such as the abolition of the Social Protection Act, the abolition of the National Security Act, the enactment of the Anti-Discrimination Act, and the protection of non-regular workers. It has also expanded social understanding of equality rights through anti-discrimination activities and played a role in addressing various human rights issues including human rights violations by the police, prosecution, and detention facilities, military human rights, student human rights, information rights, and sports human rights.

Song Doo-hwan, Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, said, "Over the past 20 years, the source of achievements that allowed the Commission to lead changes and development in our society has been the passion, dedication, solidarity, and support of countless people. Going forward, we will continue to prioritize human rights as the highest value, communicate and cooperate with external parties to drive social change, identify contemporary challenges, and take the lead in addressing them as the Human Rights Commission."

At the ceremony, the Republic of Korea Human Rights Award was presented along with commemorative performances. This year, the award recipient was Choi Young-mi, representative of the Korea Domestic Workers Association. Representative Choi was recognized for her efforts to improve the human rights of domestic workers, including establishing the 'Women Head of Household Care Job Project Group' immediately after the IMF financial crisis, conducting the first domestic survey on domestic workers in 2006, engaging in solidarity activities for the legal protection of care workers in 2010, and the enactment of the Domestic Workers Act this year.

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