GH Opens 'Ingwonsenteo' on 27th... Independently Handles Investigation and Processing of Human Rights Cases

Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation

Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH) has established a 'Human Rights Center' composed of external experts.

On the 27th, GH announced the opening of the ‘GH Human Rights Center,’ which independently investigates and handles various human rights incidents such as workplace sexual harassment and bullying. Professor Myung Soon-gu was appointed as the inaugural head of the Human Rights Center, and Professors Kim Tae-kyung, Lawyer Lee Seon-gyeong, Lawyer Go Hee-cheol, and Labor Attorney Park Jun were respectively appointed as external members of the Human Rights Violation Relief Committee.

The GH Human Rights Center will henceforth be entrusted with receiving reports of human rights incidents and conducting investigations, ensuring the freedom and confidentiality of victims’ reports, and carrying out fair and transparent investigations.

Specifically, the reception and investigation of cases will be handled by the Human Rights Team of the law firm Jipyung, while the final review and resolution of investigation results will be undertaken by the Human Rights Violation Relief Committee, composed of external human rights experts.

GH has been striving to realize the value of respecting human rights by conducting annual human rights impact assessments and receiving certification for its human rights management system for four consecutive years to establish a human rights-respecting organizational culture. Additionally, to establish the final stage of the human rights management promotion system recommended by the National Human Rights Commission?the human rights relief procedure?GH has conducted continuous research and, under the leadership of the Legal Office, established the ‘GH Human Rights Center,’ which entrusts the handling of human rights incidents to external organizations and human rights experts.

Kim Se-yong, President of GH, stated, "Creating a separate Human Rights Center dedicated to handling human rights incidents and fully outsourcing case handling is a rare approach even among public institutions. We hope that by operating it independently and transparently, Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation can become a leading institution in human rights management."

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