Changing clothes instructed in visible areas to outsiders... Human Rights Commission recommends recurrence prevention at Army Training Center

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) has recommended measures to ensure that the dignity of trainees is protected when they change clothes in the military.

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According to the NHRCK on the 3rd, complainant A filed a complaint last October stating that after completing the military training center graduation ceremony, the training center made trainees change clothes in a space visible to outsiders, violating their rights.

The training center explained, "The usual place where trainees change clothes after the graduation ceremony was under construction at the time, so they were asked to change in another location," adding, "We also considered allowing them to return home quickly."

The Military Human Rights Protection Committee of the NHRCK stated, "While we understand the circumstances of the training center, it is also true that the trainees likely felt (shame) while changing clothes," and added, "If the training center had exercised more caution, adequate protection for the trainees could have been ensured."

The NHRCK urged, "We call for more careful attention to trainees in the future," and recommended that the regiment commander of the training center establish measures to prevent recurrence.

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