Attorney Park Jong-woon and Public Interest Law Center Appeal Receive Lawyer Public Interest Award

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Korean Bar Association (President Jongyeop Lee) announced on the 30th that Lawyer Jongwoon Park and the Public Interest Law Center Appeal were selected as the recipients of the 10th Lawyer Public Interest Award. The Lawyer Public Interest Award is an award established by the Bar Association to honor the achievements of individuals and organizations among its members who advocate for human rights and contribute to society each year, and to promote the spirit of social service.

This year, Lawyer Park, selected as the individual award recipient, served as the Standing Executive Committee Member and Legislative Committee Chair of the Coalition for the Enactment of the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities. He was also highly praised for his efforts in providing legal support for socially vulnerable groups through his activities at the National Human Rights Commission, the Sewol Ferry Special Investigation Commission, the Korean Bar Association, and the Seoul Bar Association. The Public Interest Law Center Appeal, the recipient in the organization category, was recognized for its contributions to the relief of victims' rights and the promotion of human rights through litigation support for socially vulnerable groups such as refugees, victims of human trafficking, detained migrants, stateless persons, and victims of human rights violations by multinational corporations, as well as research on related institutional improvement measures.

The award ceremony will be held on January 10 next year at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in Samseong-dong, Seoul, in the morning. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the event will be conducted in a webinar format except for some on-site attendees. The Bar Association stated, "We will actively encourage lawyers to practice a culture of public interest and do our best to help our society mature to the next level with the spirit of service and coexistence."

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