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Seoul Education Office Bucks Opposition from Conservative Groups with Student Rights Plan

Seoul Education Office Bucks Opposition from Conservative Groups with Student Rights Plan

SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite strong opposition from some conservative groups, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has stipulated the protection of sexual minority rights in the student rights plan, the first in its history, that it unveiled on Thursday. In accordance with the Seoul Metropolitan Student Human Rights Ordinance, the student human [...]

Seoul Education Office to Assess Human Rights Before Initiating Policies

Seoul Education Office to Assess Human Rights Before Initiating Policies

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) became the country’s first agency to introduce a Student Rights Impact Assessment Program that obligates decision-makers to conduct a student rights assessment before carrying out a new policy or project. The program will be first tested on three initiatives currently dealt with [...]

9 in 10 South Korean Students Have Had Their Belongings Confiscated at School

9 in 10 South Korean Students Have Had Their Belongings Confiscated at School

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey has revealed that nearly nine in ten South Korean middle school and high school students have had their belongings confiscated at least once by school authorities, which a student rights group says is a clear violation of human rights. The shocking findings from a survey conducted by [...]