Gyeonggi-do Receives Proposals on Human Rights Issues to Be Addressed at Residents' Jury

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is accepting proposals on human rights issues that require social discussion due to potential human rights violations until the 23rd.

Outstanding topics selected through this proposal will be reviewed by the Human Rights Protection Officer meeting and then addressed as agenda items at the final Provincial Human Rights Jury, where they will be discussed and adjudicated by the human rights jurors.

Those interested in human rights issues can apply online through 'Gyeonggi Province's Voice' by writing the 'Proposal Topic' and 'Reason for Proposal.'

Twenty proposers of outstanding topics will receive a mobile gift certificate worth 20,000 KRW.

For more details, please refer to the Gyeonggi Provincial Government website.

Kim Jang-hyun, the province's Human Rights Officer, stated, "Through this citizen proposal event, we expect to discover agenda items for the Provincial Human Rights Jury that are closely related to citizens' daily lives and specialized for Gyeonggi Province."

Meanwhile, the Provincial Human Rights Jury is a forum where citizens directly participate in discussions on human rights issues, which Gyeonggi Province will launch for the first time this October.

The jury panel, composed of citizen jurors and expert jurors, will deliberate on whether human rights violations have occurred and disclose the results to the public.

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