Human Rights Violations
‘Human rights‘ refers to one‘s dignity, value, freedom, and rights as a human as acknowledged by customary international law or international human rights treaties guaranteed by the South Korean constitution or registered/ratified by South Korea. Included are one‘s right not to have one‘s equal rights infringed, one‘s right not to be discriminated against, or and one‘s right not to be abused physically or verbally.
Article 10 of the South Korean constitution states "All citizens have dignity and value as humans, and all citizens have the right to pursue happiness." It declares that "The country confirms each individual‘s inviolable and basic human rights and as the duty to guarantee these rights," one’s right to freedom, political rights, societal rights, property claims, and the principles of equality are regulated up to Article 37 below.
The National Human Rights Commission Act also regulates equal rights violations and discriminatory behaviors in Article 2 , Clause 4.
Human rights began from the idea that "All people have dignity as humans regardless of their gender, age, race, skin color, ethnic origin, region of origin, disability, physical conditions, religion, language, wedding status, pregnancy, societal identity, sexual preference, political opinion, or other opinion." The basis of human rights is respecting all people and treating them fairly as equal human beings. Human rights are related to all sorts of aspects of our everyday lives, including things that happen in our interpersonal relationships, at school, in the workplace, and in public institutions.
Source: Understanding Human Rights Education for Teachers, National Human Rights Commission of Korea, 2007
Human rights violations are cases in which someone‘s dignity as a human regardless of their gender, age, race, skin color, ethnic origin, region of origin, disability, physical conditions, religion, language, wedding status, pregnancy, societal identity, sexual preference, political opinion, or other opinion are not guaranteed.
‘Human rights‘ refers to one‘s dignity, value, freedom, and rights as a human as acknowledged by customary international low or international human rights treaties guaranteed by the South Korean constitution or registered/ratified by South Korea.
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Moral rights violations
Verbal abuse, insulting words, hateful rhetoric, defamation of character
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Violations of one’s right to learn
Instructions to perform a personal errand for an advisor, Contents of academic authority, stealing of research performance, pressure to leave school, etc.
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Violations of one’s right to work
Disallowance of health-related work leave, unreasonable rejection of approval,etc.
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Physical violations
Physical violence (assault), etc.
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Violations of one’s right to research
Interruptions to experiments or one’s use of a research facility, unreasonable refusal of research guidance, forced changes to research subject, rights violations with regard to research results, etc.
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Violations of one’s property rights
pressure to repay personnel expenses, demanding rewards for examining a thesis, requests for unreasonable financial or goods compensation, etc.
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Violations of one’s right to teach
Violations of one’s class, instructional instruction-related authorities, etc.
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Other
Cases in which a person in charge incurs any of the above via nonfeasansce are treated th same.