5th Seoul Human Rights Commission Launched... Shin Hyesu Elected Chair

A Body Deliberating Policies to Protect Citizens' Human Rights
Expanded Advisory Scope Covering Human Rights, the Right to Health, and More

Shin Hyesu, Director of the UN Human Rights Policy Centre, has been elected chair of the Human Rights Commission, which will oversee human rights advisory administration for the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 11th, the city appointed nine new members to the 5th Seoul Metropolitan Human Rights Commission the previous day, in a ceremony attended by Political Deputy Mayor Kim Byungmin. These members will advise the city’s human rights administration for the next three years.

Shin Hyesu, Director of the UN Human Rights Policy Center, was elected chair of the Human Rights Committee, which will oversee human rights advisory affairs for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Seoul

The Seoul Metropolitan Human Rights Commission is a body that deliberates on and advises major policies for the protection and promotion of citizens’ human rights, in accordance with the Basic Ordinance on Human Rights. The commission is composed of up to 15 members, and the chair and vice chair are elected by mutual vote from among the members.

At the first meeting held after the appointment of the new members, Chair Shin, elected through the members’ mutual vote, and Vice Chair Lee Sangsoo were both evaluated as human rights experts with extensive experience and field expertise.

In the field of human rights policy and management, experts were appointed to provide advice on incorporating international human rights standards into municipal administration and on the basic plan for human rights policy. These include Chair Shin Hyesu (Director of the UN Human Rights Policy Centre), Vice Chair Lee Sangsoo (Professor at Sogang University), Attorney Kim Seohyun (Law Firm Vision), Professor Kim Jongwoo (Research Professor at the Institute for Social Development, Yonsei University), Seoul Metropolitan Council Member Park Kangsan, and Professor Park Jongsu (Head of the Human Rights Center at Sookmyung Women’s University).

In the field of social welfare, Professor Kim Sujeong (Director at the Human Rights Policy Research Institute) was appointed as an expert with an understanding of everyday human rights issues such as a super-aged society, care gaps, and welfare facilities.

As an expert who will advise on policies related to the right to health of socially vulnerable groups with low quality of life and vulnerability to infectious diseases and disasters, Professor Kim Seungseob (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) was appointed. As an expert who will advise on information and human rights issues arising from changes in the IT environment, such as personal data protection and information accessibility for the digitally vulnerable, Professor Kwon Geonbo (Ajou University Law School) was appointed.

Political Deputy Mayor Kim Byungmin stated, "I hope that the newly launched Human Rights Commission will build on its past achievements and take a step further to play an important role in driving human rights policies that citizens can feel in their daily lives."

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