May-Jun Pro Bono Activities
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1. Refugees
-Gave legal advice to refugee status re-applicant C from Bangladesh
-Gave legal advice to refugee status applicant A from Yemen
-Gave legal advice to refugee status applicant J from Congo
-Gave legal advice to refugee status applicant S from Ethiopia
-Discussed improving the current RSD translation process and follow-up response
-Participated in discussions for addressing current situation regarding Yemeni refugee applicants in Jeju Island
-Renewed MOU with UNHCR
-Participated in task forces on amendment of Refugee Act, training for refugee organization activists,
and refugee rights.
-Co-hosted Refugee Legal Aid and Training Empowerment
-Participated in Korea Refugee Support Network
2. Migrants
-Represented J in court for claiming annulment of forcible return
-Represented G in court for state tort claim based upon CERD recommendation
-[Universal Birth Registration Network] Participated in network meetings
-Participated in drafting amendments of the Immigration Control Act, held meetings with
legislators’ offices regarding the same
-[Network for Rights of Migrant Children] Drafted policy draft for birth registration and rights to
education for migrants, and provided expert advice to NHRCK
-[Network for Rights of Migrant Children] Provided expert advice to NHRCK regarding regularization
of undocumented migrant children
-Successfully represented F in court for claiming annulment of forcible return,
the first case to recognize right to stay of long-term undocumented migrant children
-[Network for Rights to Housing of Migrant Workers] Coordinated visit of UN Special Rapporteur
for adequate housing to Korea, drafted CSO report regarding the same
-Participated in drafting of legal assistance manual for migrants by Seoul Bar Association
-Participated in secretariatfor civil society report for Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination and CERD CSO Forum in Korea
-Provided legal counsel to Gyeonggi/Suwon Danuri Center
-Drafted case studies on legal issues surrounding childcare of migrant children in Gyeonggi Province
-Participated in Migrant Human Rights Case Study Group meetings
-Participated in research report for analysis of formation and environment of children with
migrant background in Korea
-Participated in civil society meeting with Secretary General of IOM
-Gave presentation on GCM for MetropolisAsia Global Compact on Migration Webinar
-Held meeting with Mexican ambassador to Korea on GCM
3. Social Economy/Innovation
-Gave legal advice on construction disputes regarding D social enterprise and on construction
permit procedure for N social enterprise
-Conducted legal review of SH-S’s remodeling project
-Participated in task force for amendment of laws for promoting social housing
-Participated in meetings with MOLIT for promoting social housing
-Participated in discussions for issues surrounding social housing
-Participated in evaluation panel for Warm Social Housing Fund
-Participated in evaluation panel for Seoul Social Housing Fund
-Wrote papers for the 4th issue of Public Interest Law (social housing, social finance, re:commoning),
and held book launch ceremony
-Participated in research on‘Public Concept for Land Ownership’
-Participated in re:commoning meetings
-Participated in re:commoning meetings for a local co-op
-Participated in task force for insurance for civil society organizations
-Wrote a regular column on co-ops in Korea (Seoul Co-op Support Center)
-Appointed as the legal advisor and participated in meetings for co-ops (Seoul Co-op Support Center)
-Appointed as the policy advisor and participated in meetings on improvement of law and policy for
co-ops (Seoul Co-op Support Center)
4.Female/Youth
-Participated in research group for overseas adoption and rights of adoptees
-Participated in meetings for non-profit ‘Me Too’ movement and drafted manual for victims
-Represented birth registration of a child with single father
-Held internal seminar on Me Too movement
-Held education and mentoring program for students receiving alternative education
-Gave career education for teenagers
5. North Korea/North Korean Settlers
-Represented defendant incourt for a change of violating North Korean Refugees Protection and
Settlement Support Act
-Drafted scenario planning for unification of Koreas
-Hosted North Korean Refugee Legal Aid and Training Empowerment program
-Participated in drafting of papers on North Korean special economy zones
-Participated in research on IP law disputes in South and North Korea with special committee for
unification laws under Seoul Bar Association
-Participated in mentoring for North Korean Settler college students
-Announced call for papers for unification laws and policies competition
-Created legal educationmaterial for alternative schools for North Korean Settler teenagers
-Participated in sub-committee for North Korean Settlers under Korean Bar Association
-Participated in Peace Community Legal Forum
-Participated in workshop for legal advisor group for North Korean Settlers
6. Welfare
-Supported the state compensation claim on labor ability assessment of National Basic Living Security
beneficiary
-Participated in discussion on reforms of restoring housing allowances of children living in group homes
and appealed to Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission regarding the issue
-Gave legal education to Korean National Council on Social Welfare
-[Research Group for Realization of Social Rights] Participated in research for amendment of
Framework Act on Social Security
-[Group of NGOs for Housing Rights] Participated in discussions for strategic lawsuits on housing rights
-[Collective Action for Amendment of Basic Living Security Act] Conducted research on the actual
condition of actualizing living expenses projects and FGI, and held forum regarding the same.
- Reviewed legal aspects of the Handbook on Welfare Rights for welfare recipients
-Participated in the Society of Lawyers Supporting Animal Rights
-Participated in meetings with the legal support center of Korean Animal Welfare Association
-Participated in meetings on livestock disposal process and prepared National Assembly seminar
regarding the same
7.Persons with Disabilities
-Participated in Supreme Court lawsuit for ensuring mobility right for persons with disabilities in
doubledecker low floor buses
-Supported preliminary research for 2018 Disability Law Good and Bad Cases
-Participated in Summer School on International Disability Law
-Participated in a case meeting hosted by DDASK
-Supported a Korean candidate for the election of the CRPD Committee
-Participated in disability law sub-committee under Seoul Bar Association
8. NPO Law
-Gave legal education to nonprofit organizations
-Gave legal advice on organization U’s status of designated charity organization
-Gave legal advice on youth education and culture organization P regarding font IP issues
-Gave legal advice on organization N on application of government subsidy for employment
-Reviewed IP issues for organization H lectures
-Reviewed PIPA issues for organization T
-Reviewed AOI for organization D
-Gave legal advice on Donation Act aspect of T-shirt rewards for donations
-Organized legal issues related to NPOs
-Researched on tax law reforms related to small and medium sized public interest corporations
-Participated in reforming NPO supporting laws
-Participated in meeting on laws of establishing public interest committees
-Participated in MOJ task force meeting on laws of establishing public interest committees
-Gave lecture on public interest organizations to Seoul Council on Social Welfare
-Participated in meeting of Seoul committee for promoting citizen’s public interest activities
-Participated in task force for Korean Social Housing Association’s management
- Participated in task force for Law Firm Public Interest Network for laws on public interest organizations
-Planned Public Interest Society “We” and prepared for its preparatory meeting
-Monitored legislation for NPOs
-Hosted training program for NPO experts
- Planned and hosted the second civil society organizations seminar hosted by Prime Minister
- Selected by the Uni Korea Foundation as the grant recipient for legal support towards NPOs on
unification and North Korea
-Completed 2nd Senior Pro Bono Supporters
-Completed 3rd NPO Legal Support Lawyers
9. Others
-Gave lectures to SKKU law school legal clinic
-Wrote a paper on Access to Justice in Korea
-Participated in research seminars on tax precedents hosted by Minbyun and a task force for National
Procedure Law
-Participated in PSPD tax reform center committee
-Gave presentation on symposium on promoting public interest activities of lawyers
-Researched legislations on water resources for World Bank
-Gave a presentation on possession tax in a seminar hosted by the finance and tax team of Minbyun