SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – For Samsik (a pseudonym), a 34-year-old man who has been in a same-sex relationship for 11 years, the recent Supreme Court decision recognizing health insurance dependency status for same-sex couples brought tears of joy and a sense of long-awaited acknowledgment. “Even after loving someone for so long, it was always [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that a majority of South Korean teachers believe their basic political rights should be guaranteed. These educators argue that the lack of such rights is a primary reason for the failure to properly protect teachers’ authority and normalize public education. The survey, conducted from July [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 60 percent of North Korean defectors believe there is a need to change the legal term describing them, citing persistent negative perceptions associated with it, according to a survey released on Friday. The survey was conducted by the Korea Institute for National Unification, a state-run think tank, ahead [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government is set to host a forum on North Korea’s human rights Thursday to raise awareness of the situation and discuss ways to improve it with the international community. The “Seoul Forum on North Korean Human Rights 2024″ will open at Seoul City Hall at 2 [...]
GWANGJU, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court ordered Nippon Coke & Engineering on Tuesday to compensate Korean victims for their forced labor at Japanese mines during World War II. The Gwangju District Court ordered the Japanese firm to pay compensation ranging from 13 million won (US$9,400) to 100 million won to each [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move to bolster its artificial intelligence industry, the South Korean government has announced plans to release a wide range of personal data to businesses, researchers, and the public this year. The data, which will undergo pseudonymization, includes sensitive information such as college entrance exam scores, medical records, [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Claims of racial discrimination have surfaced following a luxury brand fashion show in Milan, Italy, where San, a member of the K-pop group ATEEZ, was reportedly treated unfairly. San, whose real name is Choi San, attended the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show in Nora, Sardinia, on July 2. He [...]
GWANGJU, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A national trauma treatment center began operations Monday for victims of state violence in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the site of the bloody crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising. The establishment of the state violence trauma treatment center follows four years of pilot projects conducted since 2020, aimed [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading consumer electronics maker, said Sunday it has adopted human rights principles to avoid human rights violations within the company and its contracted companies. LG Electronics has integrated existing human rights-related rules and strengthened them in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The defense ministry said Thursday it has decided to ban physical discipline training in boot camp in the wake of the recent death of an Army conscript after a grueling disciplinary session. Last month, the soldier died two days after collapsing during the session that involved running laps and [...]