Title Page 1
Preface / Song, Doo-hwan 3
Contents 5
Part 1. Status of Korea's Human Rights in 2021 13
I. Introduction 16
II. Korea's Human Rights Status 2021: Focusing on People's Awareness 18
Part 2. Main Human Rights Status and Assessment 2021 23
I. Guaranteeing the Fundamental Human Freedoms 26
1. Right to Life and Personal Liberty 26
2. Freedom of Expression 52
3. Privacy and the Right to Self-Determination of Personal Information 67
II. Respecting the Dignity and Value of Diverse Members of Society 82
1. Efforts in Responding to Hatred and Discrimination 82
2. Persons with Disabilities 101
3. Migrants and Refugees 124
4. Women 141
5. Children and Adolescents 154
6. Elderly 172
7. Soldiers 186
III. A World That Protects Labor 208
1. Changes and Limitations of Labor Laws 208
2. Human Rights Violations Within Workplaces 230
IV. Establishing a Foundation for a Better Society in the Future 248
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Rights 248
2. Corporations and Human Rights 261
3. Local Governments and Human Rights Organizations 270
4. Human Rights Education 274
V. COVID-19 and Human Rights 281
1. Human Rights Status 2021 281
2. Main Topics 283
VI. Human Rights in North Korea 334
1. The Concept of Human Rights in North Korea and the Approaches 334
2. Main Topics 336
Part 3. Looking Back to the Principles of Human Rights in 2021 353
Copyright 360