Korea's human rights commission calls for better support for troops with special dietary needs The commission urged the Defense Ministry to improve catering after finding that enlistees with specific requirements were not given appropriate meals. 2026.7.22
Korean human rights commission 'phone confiscation in schools not a violation' The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has reversed its stance from the past 10 years, ruling that the confiscation of students' mobile phones in high schools does not violate human rights. 2024.10.9
Schools look askance as human rights watchdog urges lifting of classroom phone bans The Nhrck acknowledged that restricting phone use during class is justifiable but argued that banning students from using or possessing them outside of class violates students’ freedom. 2024.1.8
Moon taps new chiefs of FSC, human rights commission President Moon Jae-in nominated new heads of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and replaced six vice-ministerial level posts, the Blue House announced Thursday. 2021.8.5
Covid testing orders to foreigners hit many wrong chords The National Human Rights Commission of Korea told local governments not to force foreign workers to be tested for Covid-19, calling such measures racially discriminatory. “The nationality of a person does not play a factor in the possibility of... 2021.3.23
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![Song Doo-hwan, National Human Rights Commission of Korea chairman nominee, left, and Koh Seung-beom, the Financial Services Commission chairman nominee. [BLUE HOUSE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10669416.jpg?imageId=10669416&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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