국제권영국 후보 인권 공약 - Candidate Kwon Young-guk's Human Rights Pledges

Candidate Kwon Young-guk's Human Rights Pledges

1. From poverty and individual struggle to dignity and collective life:

• Shift the foundational principle of governance from profit to people; end the regime of low-wage, long-hour labor.
• Replace market-driven welfare and care systems with public responsibility for ensuring access to housing, education, healthcare, care, transport, energy, and communication — either free or at minimal cost.
• End senior poverty by strengthening the national pension system and increasing the basic pension benefit.

2. Enshrine the right to life and safety in the Constitution and pass a Basic Law on Life and Safety:

• Institutionalize the rights of survivors of disasters and accidents; establish an independent investigative body.
• Build a society where life and safety take precedence over profit, and both the state and corporations are held accountable for guaranteeing them.

3. Create a discrimination-free society by passing the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law:

• Expand protected grounds beyond the current 19 categories in the National Human Rights Commission Act to include gender identity, employment status, and socio-economic background.
• Ensure meaningful enforcement and remedies against discrimination.

4. Establish the Commission on Care and Quality of Life and the Commission on Gender Equality:

• Abolish the current Low Birth Rate and Aging Society Basic Plan and Presidential Commission, and instead create a new commission on Social Care and Quality of Life involving key government ministries and civil society.
• Shift from population-control policies toward a national plan that guarantees communal care and quality of life for all.
• Reorganize the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family into the Ministry of Gender Equality, advancing democratic gender justice.

5. Ensure equality and dignity for women, sexual and gender minorities, persons with disabilities, and youth:

• Implement comprehensive gender equality policies across politics, the economy, society, and media; guarantee sexual and reproductive rights.
• Expand rights for persons with disabilities, including freedom of mobility, education, labor, and independent living.
• Enact the Children's and Youth Human Rights Act and the Student Rights Act to protect their rights and support independent living for out-of-home youth.

6. Fully guarantee freedoms of thought, expression, and association:

• Repeal the National Security Act, a draconian legacy of the Japanese colonial era.
• Reform the Assembly and Demonstration Act to a notification system, ensuring the right to protest and assemble.
• Revise the Information Disclosure Act and enact a Public Meeting Transparency Act to guarantee the right to know.
• Eliminate legal barriers to workers’ rights to unionize, bargain, and strike.
• Revise the Political Parties Act to ensure freedom of political organizing and legalize political strikes by labor unions.

7. Protect human rights in the age of artificial intelligence:

• Ensure personal data rights under big data and AI environments by identifying high-risk AI threats in advance and reinforcing corporate accountability.
• Establish mechanisms for redress for those harmed by AI technologies.
• Regulate Big Tech monopolies through laws like the Online Platform Monopoly Regulation Act, mandate algorithmic transparency, and conduct social impact assessments.
• Prevent surveillance tech abuse, protect privacy, and reinforce corporate human rights responsibilities.

8. Reform the National Human Rights Commission, which has become a “regressive institution” under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration:

• Establish an independent nomination committee to ensure transparency and fairness in the appointment of commissioners.
• Make Human Rights Commission meetings public, require the inclusion of disability rights experts, and ensure diverse representation.
• Amend the Human Rights Commission Act to guarantee its independence and autonomy.
• Enable the Commission to align with GANHRI recommendations and international human rights norms as a credible, effective institution for redress and enforcement.

9. Build a society of coexistence with migrants:

• South Korea’s refugee acceptance rate stands at just 0.9% — far below the OECD average of 25%. We must do better.
• Redefine the subject of fundamental rights as “persons,” not merely “citizens.”
• Abolish the migrant Employment Permit System and introduce a Labor Permit System to ensure freedom of movement between workplaces.
• Increase transparency in refugee screening and expand refugee recognition.
• Provide support for language acquisition, job training, and community integration for migrants.

10. Uphold human rights standards beyond our borders:

• Make human rights and democracy core principles of foreign policy and strengthen leadership in global human rights diplomacy.
• Fulfill obligations under UN human rights treaties; lead efforts to establish a regional human rights framework in East Asia.
• Advance international solidarity and multilateral cooperation to improve human rights across the Korean Peninsula, shifting away from Western-centric intervention toward local, people-led human rights engagement.
• Integrate a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) into all official development assistance and international cooperation projects.
• Require human rights impact assessments, expand collaboration with local civil society and international organizations, and mandate human rights due diligence for overseas Korean corporations.
• Increase public sector support for civil society-led global human rights initiatives and solidarity campaigns.

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