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Rights Commission Accused of Breaching Human Rights
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
An employee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has petitioned against his own employer for infringing on his human rights in the workplace.
“The NHRC is investigating the appeal and there should not be any pressure during the investigation,” an official of the NHRC said.
This is the first time an NHRC employee has filed a petition against the committee itself.
The unidentified official claimed that he was discriminated against as a general government employee during the agency’s restructuring last year.
He also insisted that some progressive committee members violated his human rights by going beyond their boundaries.
Some regard this as action to put pressure on the progressive commissioners.
“I am not in a position to discuss the petition since the investigation bureau is in charge of it. There is nothing special on the appeal and it will be processed according to the proper procedure,” a commissioner targeted in the claim said.
“This petition might make the commission’s status and dignity nosedive. I don’t understand why the person filed such a complaint,” another NHRC official said. “I feel bad that it might bring disgrace to the NHRC.”