Assemblyman Kang Deuk-gu: "86 Cases of Human Rights Violations Against Disabled Students in Gyeonggi-do Last Year... Ranked 1st Nationwide"

Assemblyman Kang Deuk-gu

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] In the past year, there were 86 cases of human rights violations against students with disabilities in the Gyeonggi region, the highest number nationwide, including domestic violence and sexual violence.

On the 20th, Kang Deuk-gu (Anyang Manan), a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee, received data on the status of human rights violations against students with disabilities from 17 city and provincial education offices nationwide. According to the data, there were 561 cases of human rights violations against students with disabilities nationwide last year, a significant increase from 349 cases in 2020.

During this period, Gyeonggi-do recorded the highest number with 86 cases. Specifically, there were 28 cases of domestic violence such as abuse or neglect, 18 cases of sexual violence, 18 cases of physical violence, 10 cases of cyber violence, 7 cases of coercion and bullying, and 5 cases of verbal violence. However, it is encouraging that the number decreased by 14 cases from 100 in 2020.

Following were ▲Jeonnam 60 cases ▲Seoul 52 cases ▲Gwangju and Chungnam 50 cases each ▲Gyeongbuk 47 cases ▲Gyeongnam 46 cases ▲Chungbuk 46 cases ▲Incheon 23 cases ▲Gangwon 21 cases ▲Daegu 18 cases ▲Jeonbuk 17 cases ▲Busan 15 cases ▲Daejeon, Ulsan, and Jeju 9 cases each ▲Sejong 3 cases.

Assemblyman Kang Deuk-gu emphasized, "The Ministry of Education and each education office must proactively prevent human rights violations against students with disabilities and establish active measures to protect human rights when incidents occur."

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