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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:NHRCK recommended the provision of access to safe abortion, including insurance coverage of abortion. [Para 15]
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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:Reference AddressedContents:The [ILO] Committee of Experts asked the Government to address effectively the existing gender pay gap and to achieve gender equality in employment and occupation. [Para 38]
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:N/AContents:Furthermore, in order to incorporate gender perspectives into government polices, a gender impact analysis system was introduced (2003) and applied (2004), and a gender budget analysis system was established (2006). Efforts to raise the participation of women in policy-making process resulted in an increase in the ratio of women in high-level positions; women lawmakers 5.9 per cent (2002) ->14.1 per cent (2007); women in government advisory committees 30.1 per cent (2002) ->33.7 per cent (2006); high-level female public officers 5.5 per cent (2002) ->9.6 per cent (2006); and female professors at national or public universities 9.1 per cent (2002) ->10.97 per cent (2006). [Para 35] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:AcceptedContents:That the issue of improvement of women's rights be considered as one of the main priorities in the Government's human rights policies. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider an early ratification of the OP-CRC-IC.ExplanationThe Government is currently reviewing the need for ratification and the following effects at the national level. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Establish a governmental authority to support and advise 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:HungaryHungaryRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Enhance protection against domestic violence, hiring more female police inspectors, improving shelter and rehabilitation services for victims and strengthening data protection in this regard.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 26) The Government introduced the Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Domestic Violence in 2011, expanded the scope of institutions obliged to receive mandatory education on the prevention of domestic violence, and exerted its effort to raise awareness of domestic violence and its elimination. Police stations at all levels have been deployed with police officers exclusively in charge of domestic violence. The Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Crimes of Domestic Violence was amended to strengthen the early response to domestic violence, granting the police with authority to enter the site of violence to investigate; allowing the victims or their legal representatives to request a protective order by the court; and imposing punishment on anyone who fails to comply with an urgent interim measures. The change of resident registration number has been allowed since May 2017, for the victims of sexual violence, domestic violence, or sex trade who either have been damaged or are at risk of damage from the leakage of resident registration number and this policy will further be complemented taking into account the needs of the victims of violence. Moreover, the Government will enact a comprehensive and general legislation for the prevention of gender-based violence.
Para 46) The Government is making efforts to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence by drawing up comprehensive measures through inter-ministerial cooperation to intensify punishment for perpetrators and to strengthen support for victims. In December 2012, the provision that stipulated sex offence as an offence that is punishable only by complaint was abolished. The sex offenders registration and notification system, which was set up to prevent recidivism, has been reformed to allow identification of sex offenders via mail notifications and smartphone applications. Consulting centres and shelters for victims of sexual violence are also being expanded, along with the expansion of free legal aid programs. Public Defender for Victims was adopted in 2012 and has been in operation since 2013 for all victims of sexual violence, providing legal support from the early stages of sexual assault response to investigations and trials.
UN Compilation:
Para 55) The Committee against Torture was concerned at the wide prevalence of violence against women, at the low number of complaints and prosecutions and at the conditional suspension of charges against perpetrators of domestic violence in exchange for education and counselling, which might amount to acquittal and failed to adequately protect the victims. It was concerned that marital rape was not included as a separate offence in the Criminal Act.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 38) JS1 stated that the 2013 plan against domestic violence considered domestic violence as a private issue of persons involved, which does not require social intervention. The focus of the plan was to maintain a normal family life. The prosecution rate of domestic violence cases remained low. It stated that domestic violence was not properly punished and victims were exposed to continued threats. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Take effective measures against disadvantages faced by women in the labour market, including to overcome the persisting wage gap between men and women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 44) In order to address the inequality of women in employment and labour market, the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act stipulates the principle of equal pay for equal work, the violation of which is subject to criminal punishment. Various policies have been put in place to enable work-family balance and prevent women’s career break, such as childcare leave, part-time job, flexible work arrangements, and the establishment of infrastructure for telecommuting and ubiquitous orking. Childcare leave was expanded in 2014 to allow the parents with children under the age 8 or grade 2 to take the leave up to one year. In order to promote paternity leave, the Government introduced a Father’s Month program since 2014. If both parents take the childcare leave successively for the same child, the childcare benefit for the second parent is raised to 100% of their ordinary monthly wage up to KRW 1.5 million for the first month of childcare leave.
UN Compilation:
Para 53) The HR Committee was concerned about ... the high rate of women in irregular employment and the high wage gap between men and women.
Para 54) The Working Group on business and human rights noted that women reportedly left the labour force at a high rate when they married or had children and found it difficult to reenter the workforce after a career break. ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations welcomed the measures taken by the Government to reconcile work and family responsibilities as a means of improving women’s participation in employment and requested the Government to continue its efforts.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 9) NHRCK reported on the under-representation of women in the labour market. Women often had to take up low paid non regular jobs. Balancing work and family life remained difficult largely due to the lack of decent public day care facilities and the low use of paternity leaves. The Government has made some efforts to increase employment rates of women and younger people, but those efforts had limited effect in the last three years.
Para 72) JS2 reported on discrimination against women and on the gender wage gap. Additionally, about 53 percent of women employees were in non-regular jobs. It noted the low rate of women in high decision making positions and in the National Assembly. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended the incorporation of a rule of equal distribution of marital property upon divorce in the legislation of the Republic of Korea; that legislative measures be taken to eliminate consideration of "fault" in divorce cases; and that, as a matter of priority, a comprehensive review be undertaken of legislation with a view to ensuring de jure and de facto equality between men and women in all fields of life. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:The Government should reinforce the initial immigration procedure and provide more inspections of workplaces where migrant women are in danger of sexual exploitation. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marital rape
- Domestic violence
- Sexual violence
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:The Government should amend the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Crimes of Domestic Violence in order to better protect marital rape victims and punish the offenders. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Follow up on the recommendation made in 2012, strengthening its legislation, investigating and punishing effectively the discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, expressed through hate speeches and acts of violence.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:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- Forced sterilization
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Urgently eliminate the practice of forced sterilisation of women with disabilities.ExplanationNoted. Forced sterilization of women with disabilities is prohibited by law in the ROK, and no such practice is carried out. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SingaporeSingaporeRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to put in place practical measures to implement the revised framework at the national and local levels to achieve gender equality and combat discrimination against women. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Improve the enforcement of the Single-Parent Family Support Act. -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:NeglectedContents:In 2012, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reiterated its recommendation to increase the Government’s efforts to protect foreign women married to citizens of the Republic of Korea by granting them equal rights in case of separation or divorce, and with regard to subsequent residence permits and other provisions. [Para 58] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:While noting acceptance by the authorities numerous recommendations from the universal periodic report on the protection of women’s rights, HRW observed that laws on abortion were punitive and harmful to women. Abortion was considered a crime. Exceptions were permitted only in cases of rape or incest, if the parents could not marry legally, if continuation of the pregnancy was likely to jeopardize the pregnant woman’s health, or when the pregnant woman or her spouse has one of several hereditary disorders or communicable diseases. The criminalisation of abortions meant that many abortions were illegally performed. [Para 73] -
State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:DenmarkDenmarkRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ensure further efforts for the adoption of comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation prohibiting discrimination based on, amongst others, 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:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Repeal Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act to end restrictions on consensual same-sex relations in the military.
ExplanationNoted. 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.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify efforts to promote women’s rights and to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination and violence against them, both online and offline.
ExplanationAlready implemented.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Review the protection and prevention mechanisms on sexual violence in the military and prevent retaliation against those who reported sexual violence and to ensure the rights to justice and remedies for victims.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:LithuaniaLithuaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Take measures to increase women’s representation in public sector decision-making positions and seek to lower the gender pay gap.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to address gender-based crimes and discrimination against women particularly in the employment sector including by creating conducive working environment for women.
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:[CRPD] recommended ... ensuring that services for women and girls with disabilities who are victims of gender-based violence were accessible. [Para 80]
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State Under Review:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 and JS11 recommended eliminating cyber sexual violence through online platforms. JS2 recommended providing sufficient funding to support services for all victims of digital sex crimes. AI recommended that the Government recognize the transnational nature of online gender-based violence and encourage domestic and international private intermediaries to take all appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of online discrimination and violence. [Para 69]