Hapcheon-gun Conducts Visiting Provincial Residents' Human Rights School Education

Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 29th that it conducted training for 43 public officials from all departments at the large conference room on the 3rd floor of the county office as part of the operation of the ‘2023 Visiting Provincial Human Rights School Education’.

The ‘Visiting Provincial Human Rights School Education’ is a program implemented annually since 2021 to enhance public officials’ understanding and interest in human rights in accordance with the ‘Gyeongsangnam-do Human Rights Protection Ordinance’ and the ‘Gyeongsangnam-do Basic Plan for Human Rights Protection and Promotion’.

Hapcheon County is conducting the 2023 Provincial Human Rights School education.

The human rights education was conducted by Jang Ok-kyung, a human rights expert instructor appointed by the National Human Rights Commission, under the theme of ‘Enhancing Human Rights Sensitivity in Daily Life.’ The session covered human rights issues in everyday life, improvement measures, and proper response methods, followed by discussions.

A public official who attended the training said, “Through this education, I realized that even commonly used words in daily life contain discriminatory meanings,” and added, “In our work, where empathy and consideration for others are important, having a correct awareness of human rights is paramount.”

Jung Cheol-su, Director of the Administration Division, stated, “We hope to frequently provide opportunities like this training in the future to enhance public officials’ understanding and interest in human rights and to serve as a good opportunity to improve human rights sensitivity.”

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