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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:BulgariaBulgariaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure equal opportunities for women’s empowerment in increasing access to leadership positions in the public sphere and in private businesses, including in the areas of science and technology, research and innovation.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CESCR recommended addressing the root causes of women’s career interruptions and their overrepresentation in part-time employment, due to care responsibilities. CRC recommended facilitating access to and use of paternal leave. [Para 39]
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS6, JS8, AI and HRW recommended repealing Article 92(6) of the Act, which prohibited and punished consensual same-sex sexual conduct in the military. HRW recommended dropping all cases against soldiers charged for consensual same-sex activity. [Para 86]
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommended reducing gender inequality, including by increasing women’s participation in the judiciary and law enforcement, political and public life, and in the private sector, ending the gender pay gap and increasing equity in caregiving. [Para 65]
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR.ExplanationThe Government is currently reviewing the need for ratification and the following effects at the national level.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 8) As for the treaties that the Republic of Korea has not ratified, the government commissioned research projects have been carried out on ... the OP-ICESCR. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Combat discrimination against single mothers and their children.ExplanationThe Government accepts the recommendations to combat discrimination against single mothers and their children ... The Government wishes to note that the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is currently carrying out support and counseling work for single mothers and their children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 43) To tackle prejudice and discrimination against single-parent families, schools at all levels provide education on single-parent families and educate relevant officials on building up expertise on the matter. Furthermore, the Single-Parent Family Support Act was amended in 2016, which sets forth the principle of non-discrimination against children from single-parent families, when caring and educating children. The Government organizes the awareness campaign on single-parent families, while supporting teen fathers and teen mothers by means of additional child support subsidies, education subsidies to prevent academic suspension, and subsidies to support their financial independence. The Government also legislated the Act on Enforcing and Supporting Child Support Payment in 2014 to enable single parents with minor children to receive child support from noncustodial parents. The Child Support Agency was established in 2015 to offer a one-stop service covering consultations, negotiations, litigation and collection, and follow-up management. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:Reference AddressedContents:... CEDAW called upon the State to consider ratifying the Palermo Protocol ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Review the possibility of repealing laws that criminalize on the basis of sexual orientation within the military.ExplanationArticle 92(5) of the Military Criminal Act has the purpose of maintaining discipline within the military by punishing specific acts of indecent conduct; it is not a regulation for the punishment of sexual orientation itself.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) The crime of indecent act stipulated under Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act does not intend to impose criminal punishment by reason of one’s sexual orientation, but is set out to uphold military order and discipline, taking into account the nature of communal living in barracks. The Constitutional Court has also ruled several times in favour of the constitutionality of the concerned provision for this reason. Nonetheless, an amendment bill to abolish the provision has been submitted to the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defence is considering the necessity of the amendment.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 28) AI reported that the Military Criminal Act continued to punish consensual sexual activity between people of the same sex in the military. Gay men faced considerable difficulties in fulfilling their military obligations free from violence, bullying or verbal abuse. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Establish a national adoption centre and an obligation to register right after birth.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 50) The universal birth registration requires mandatory birth reporting upon the birth of a child. The birth of a child of foreign nationals born in the Republic of Korea shall be registered in accordance with the laws of their countries even in cases where the parents are undocumented migrants. Children born to refugees can be registered as foreigners if they submit birth certificate issued by a hospital. The Act on the Registration, etc. of Family Relation was amended in May 2016 to allow a prosecutor or the head of a local government to report a child’s birth if the persons who are obligated to report fails to do and jeopardizes the child’s welfare.
UN Compilation:
Para 15) Noting the universal periodic review recommendation on a birth registration system, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that the birth registration system failed to ensure universal and compulsory birth registration and that foreigners whose children had been born in the country were not able to register their children through the family register, although their children might receive a birth notification document from the hospital.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 23) JS2 stated that the Government has refused to register births of children of foreign nationals. The parents might register the birth of their child through the embassies of their countries. However, refugees were often reluctant to approach the embassies to register the birth of their child. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:... CEDAW recommended strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to use gender-impact assessments in formulating and implementing legislation and policy measures. [Para 9] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:Specific action plans to realize gender mainstreaming need to be developed and education and publicity activities should continue to improve public awareness ... [Para 9] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:COLCGS alleged that so-called "international" marriages were frequently a cover for trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. AI with APIL KBA and JS5 also reported on the risks faced particularly by women migrant workers, including recruitment into the sex industry recommended that the role and structure of the E-6 visa should be subjected to scrutiny, and E-6 broker agencies should be monitored and regulated more rigorously. [Para 41] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:QuestionSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:It wished to hear more on measures envisaged to combat discrimination, including based on sexual orientation, particularly in the field of employment. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Recommended, inter alia, to review the law in order to ensure that women in prostitution are not criminalized [Para 17; CERD, CEDAW]. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Continue and step up its government’s laudable efforts towards implementation of anti-discrimination laws, in order to fight all kinds of intolerance and inequality, especially on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.ExplanationNoted. The Government has devoted considerable legislative efforts to prohibit discrimination through the Constitution and 90 other legislations. Meanwhile, considering the controversy over the prohibited grounds of discrimination, the enactment of the general anti-discrimination law, which provides general remedial procedure for the victims of discriminatory acts, requires considerable examination and opinion-gathering process to reach public consensus regarding the matter. Furthermore, imposing criminal punishment for discriminatory acts requires a careful review. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Abortion
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Respect reproductive rights of women which include decriminalization of abortions.ExplanationNoted. Whether to abolish the crime of abortion or to extend the list of circumstances where abortion is permitted is a matter of significant importance as it is associated with the right of an unborn baby to its life as well as the right of a pregnant woman to her life, body and self-determination. This will be decided by taking into account the Constitutional Court’s decision on the pending case of the constitutionality of the crime of abortion, legislative examples of other countries, and opinions of all corners of society. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify measures aimed at addressing gender equality gaps in the social, economic and political fields. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marital rape
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Criminalize marital rape. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To carry out public campaigns to make the provisions of the new legislation eliminating the Family Head System and establishing equal rights in the marriage more effective.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 48) With the enforcement of the revised Civil Act in January 2008 which abolished the Family Head System, there have been significant changes in the individual's identity registration system. The Government distributed informational materials on the revised Civil Act and the country's changed identity registration system. Progress made on the implementation of the new system and remaining challenges were reviewed at various occasions in which relevant ministres and women's rights advocacy groups participated together. Provisions of other laws have been revised as required by the abolition of the Family Head System. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:NeglectedContents:[The HR Committee] recommended, inter alia, that the Government ... facilitate access to the legal recognition of gender reassignment. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:AI recommended repealing Article 92(6) of the Military Criminal Act, which prohibits and punishes consensual sexual activity between people of the same sex in the military. It recommended protecting all persons from hate speech and violence, regardless of ethnicity, gender, real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identities. [Para 32] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To strengthen legislation regarding domestic violence and to take measures to ensure access of migrants to services including access to the justice system. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:PeruPeruRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:AcceptedContents:To ratify the Palermo Protocol.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 76) ... It is currently seeking to amend the relevant legislations on the premise that it will ratify the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking annexed to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ... -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt and implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, which prohibits any discrimination, notably based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
ExplanationNoted. The Government face difficulties in taking immediate actions in a short period of time.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt an anti-discrimination law prohibiting all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; and abolish Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act, which criminalizes consensual same-sex relations.
ExplanationNoted. Former part: The Government face difficulties in taking immediate actions in a short period of time. … Latter part: Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act does not uniformly penalize same-sex sexual relations, and is applied only in cases of direct and specific violation of military discipline and healthy community life.