2022 Report Meeting on the Results of Monitoring the Migrant Human Rights Guidelines – Korea's Refugee Application Procedures and Treatment: Health (Director Youngah Kim)

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Translated from Korean with AI. The Korean original prevails.

▶️ Date and time: December 19, 2022, 14:00-17:00 ▶️ Host: National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) ▶️ Organiser: Korea Refugee Rights Network (KORIN) ▶️ Programme

Opening remarks: Park Hye-kyung

Video screening

Part 1: Report on the survey of the refugee application procedure in Korea_ Step-by-step review of the refugee recognition procedure and recommendations
  1. Access to information on the refugee application procedure – Lee Yu-min (Save the Children)

  2. The application form stage, the statement of reasons for rejection, and the objection form – Kim Jin-su (The Refuge pNan), Oh Eun-jung (The Refuge pNan)

  3. The refugee application process at immigration – Jeon Su-yeon (Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL))

  4. Difficulties in refugee litigation procedures – Kim Se-jin (Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL))

  5. Children’s rights – Kim Jin (Duroo (Association for Public Interest Law)), Jeon Eun-kyung (People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (참여연대))

  6. Other issues (extension of stay, improvements, etc.) – Kwon Young-sil (Dongcheon Foundation), Lee Hwan-hee (Dongcheon Foundation)

Part 2: Report on the survey of the treatment of refugee applicants in Korea_ Thematic review of the treatment of refugee applicants and recommendations
  1. Living expenses – Moon Chan-young (Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL)), Jeon Su-yeon (Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL))

  2. Health – Kwon Young-sil (Dongcheon Foundation), Kim Youngah (Migration to Asia Peace (MAP)), Park So-yi (The Refuge pNan)

  3. Housing – Kwon Young-sil (Dongcheon Foundation)

  4. Children – Kim Jin (Duroo (Association for Public Interest Law)), Oh Eun-jung (The Refuge pNan)

  5. Employment and labour – Kim Youngah (Migration to Asia Peace (MAP)), Ahn Ji-young (The Refuge pNan),

  6. Residence status – Kim Yeon-ju (NANCEN (Refugee Rights Center)), Kim Jin-su (The Refuge pNan)

  7. People without residence status – Kim Yeon-ju (NANCEN (Refugee Rights Center)), Kim Jin-su (The Refuge pNan), Lee Hwan-hee (Dongcheon Foundation)