Gyeonggi-do Recruits 150 Citizen Human Rights Jury Members... Deciding Human Rights Violations Through Debate

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is recruiting 150 citizen human rights jurors to discuss and deliberate on human rights issues from the 31st of this month until the 16th of next month.

Gyeonggi Province will start the Citizen Human Rights Jury, where citizens directly participate in discussions on human rights issues, beginning this October.

The Citizen Human Rights Jury will be composed of citizen jurors and expert jurors. Citizen jurors will participate in the jury meetings according to the agenda, share their opinions, and deliberate on whether human rights violations have occurred. The results of these deliberations will be disclosed to the public.

The agenda includes issues proposed by citizens that require social consensus or human rights matters with significant impact, as well as cases reported to the Gyeonggi Human Rights Center that require social discussion.

Any citizen aged 14 or older who is interested in human rights can apply to be a citizen human rights juror. Jurors will be selected by lottery considering gender, age, and region. The citizen jurors selected through this recruitment will serve for two years.

The province expects that through the jury meetings, citizens will be provided with opportunities for active social participation on human rights issues that are social concerns, and that the level of social consensus can be increased.

Applications can be submitted through the Gyeonggi Province website.

Kim Jang-hyun, the Human Rights Officer of the province, stated, "The Citizen Human Rights Jury is a public forum to listen to and communicate the diverse voices of ordinary citizens and experts on human rights issues," adding, "As this is the first time implementing it to enhance citizens' human rights sensitivity and build consensus, we look forward to active interest and participation from citizens who will engage in passionate discussions."

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