Human Rights Commission union calls for Chairman Ahn Chang-ho to resign... Citizen signature campaign begins
Criticism of biased human rights perception and remarks about the April 3 incident... Signatures delivered on the 10th of next month
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The National Human Rights Commission branch of the National Civil Service Workers' Union has launched a citizen-wide signature campaign calling for the resignation of National Human Rights Commission Chairman Ahn Chang-ho due to biased perceptions and comments related to the Jeju April 3 Incident.
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Why It Matters
National Human Rights Commission Chairman Ahn Chang-ho became controversial when he made a statement during a government inspection that more historical research was needed regarding the fact-finding report on the Jeju April 3 Incident.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Min-young = On the 9th, the National Human Rights Commission Branch of the National Civil Service Workers' Union (hereinafter referred to as the Human Rights Commission Branch) announced that it would launch a citizen-wide signature campaign calling for the resignation of National Human Rights Commission Chairman Ahn Chang-ho.
The Human Rights Commission branch criticized, "Chairman Ahn has undermined the independence and trust of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea with his biased perception of human rights and anti-human rights words and actions, such as recommending the so-called 'agenda to protect insurrectionists' while dismissing the agenda to protect the people's human rights."
In particular, it was pointed out that the recent government audit's statement regarding the 'Jeju 4/3 Incident' to the effect that further verification of the 'Kim Il-sung theory behind it' was needed was an act that caused further harm to the victims of state violence and their bereaved families.
Previously, Chairman Ahn Chang-ho was asked by Rep. Kim Han-gyu (Jeju City Council) of the Democratic Party of Korea whether there was any content in the government's fact-finding report on the Jeju April 3 Incident supporting the involvement of the North Korean military or Kim Il-sung during the National Assembly Steering Committee audit on the 29th of last month. He answered, "It is not in the report, but I think more historical research is needed."
The Human Rights Commission branch said, “In an internal employee survey last December, 77.4% of all employees requested resignation,” and added, “We will expand the internal members’ demands for resignation into a national voice and urge the Human Rights Commission to restore its original role as an independent national human rights organization.”
The branch plans to collect citizens' opinions and deliver them to Chairman Ahn on World Human Rights Day on the 10th of next month.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Citizen signatures will be delivered to Chairman Ahn Chang-ho on World Human Rights Day on the 10th of next month.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- How many citizens participated in the citizen-wide signature campaign?
- Will Chairman Ahn Chang-ho make an official statement regarding the demand for his resignation?
