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July-August Pro Bono Activities

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NAME 재단법인 동천 DATE18-10-02 17:53 VIEW1,474TIME

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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
-Gave legal advice to refugee status applicant S from Ethiopia
-Represented refugee status applicant M from Iran in appeals court
-Prepared state tort claim of refugee status applicant M from Egypt
-Discussed improving the current RSD translation/interpretation process and follow-up response 
-Gave lectures on NHRCK lecturers for children
-Gave presentation to Coaliation of Law School Human Rights Societies
-Participated as a panelist at Ewha University Law School Gender Law Research Institute
-Participated in discussions for addressing current situation regarding Yemeni refugee applicants in Jeju Island 
-Drafted and reviewed AOI of Refugee Rights Network
-Participated in task forces on amendment of Refugee Act, training for refugee organization activists, and refugee rights.
-Audited NANCEN Refugee Rights Center

2. Migrants
-Represented victims of sex trafficking in their claims for damages in court
-Gave legal advice on a humantarian visa status holder on naturalization and birth registration
-Represented a divorced migrant woman on her visitation rights
-[Network for Universal Birth Registration] Participated in network meetings
-[Network for the Rights of Children and Adolescents with Migrant Background] Drafted memos on migrant children rights
-[Network for the Housing Rights of Migrant Workers] Follow-up to the visit of UN Special Rapporteur, drafted memo for Minbyun on related pending legislations
-[Policy Report on Migrant Children] Submitted the final draft and participated in conference
-[Global Compact on Migration] Participated in meetings for drafting commentary
-[Childcare for Migrant Children in Gyeonggi-do] Participated in drafting case study report
-Participated in drafting of legal assistance manual for migrants by Seoul Bar Association
-Provided legal counsel to Gyeonggi/Suwon Danuri Center
-Participated in drafting civil society report for Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
-Participated and gave presentation at CERD CSO Forum in Korea
-Submitted articles to Small Book Monthly on UBR and regularization of undocumented migrant children
-Gave presentation to IOM Korea Migrant Study Group on right of stay for undocumented migrant children
-Participated in Migrant Human Rights Case Study Group meetings

 3. Social Economy/Innovation 
-Provided legal counselling on management coaching group for co-ops
-Provided legal counselling on social housing funds' transfer of security deposit
-Participated in task force for amendment of laws for promoting social housing
-Gave presentation on discussions for issues surrounding social housing
-Participated in research on ‘Public Concept for Land Ownership’ with Seoul Social Welfare -Public Interest Law Center
-Participated in a forum on the age of co-ops 2.0
-Participated in evaluation panel for Warm Social Housing Fund
-Participated in evaluation panel for Seoul Social Housing Fund
-Participated in legal counsel meeting on research of the trust guarantee funds' social economic enterprise evaluation model
-Participated in task force and research 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 for overseas adoption and rights of adoptees
-Prepared participation of labor rights fair for Seongnam Youth Foundation
-Gave legal representation for birth registration of a child with single father; birth registration completed by consent of mother
-Participated in  meetings for Response Center of Cyber Sexual Harassment
-Held education and mentoring program for students receiving alternative education 

​5. North Korea/North Korean Settlers
-Represented client in court for a charge of violating North Korean Refugees Protection and Settlement Support Act
-Drafted scenario planning for unification of Koreas
-Participated in drafting of papers on North Korean special economy zones 
-Drafted checklist for NPO support project on preparation for unification of Koreas
-Participated in research on IP law disputes in South and North Korea with special committee for unification laws under Seoul Bar Association
-Held unification laws and policies competition and participated in evaluation
-Participated in sub-committee for North Korean Settlers under Korean Bar Association, working on legal education material for alternative schools for North Korean Settler teenagers

6. Welfare
-Supported the state compensation claim on labor ability assessment of National Basic Living Security beneficiary
-[Research Group for Realization of Social Rights] Participated in research for amendment of Framework Act on Social Security and for Migrant's Social Rights
-[Group of NGOs for Housing Rights] Participated in discussions for strategic lawsuits on housing rights
-[Collective Action for Amendment of Basic Living Security Act] Participated in street counseling and in exchange meeting of Basic Living Security Act researchers
-Prepared post-meeting and presentation for the livestock disposal process project
-Drafted Animal Law Textbook on petfood product liability and wild animals
-Participated in the opening ceremony of Seoul Central Housing Welfare Support Center
-Participated in the Society of Lawyers Supporting Animal Rights

7.Persons with Disabilities
-Participated in Supreme Court lawsuit for ensuring mobility right for persons with disabilities in doubledecker low floor buses
-Supported research for 2018 Good and Bad Cases of Disability Law
-Researched on ordinances on special transportation service for persons with disabilities
-Participated in task force on improvement of law and policy regarding culture and arts by persons with disabilities
-Participated in task force on amendment of the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act
-Participated in improvement of the ordinance supporting the rights of persons with disabilites to freely communicate
-Participated in a case meeting hosted by DDASK

8. NPO Law
-Reviewed PIPA issues for organization T
-Participated in task force for the management of association S
-Reviewed AOI for organization U
-Reviewed a case on internal conflicts of organization L
-Gave lecture on corporation establishment to Chungbuk Community Service Center
-Gave legal advice on corporation establishment for organization J
-Gave legal advice on  IP issues for organization K
-Gave legal education to Korea Public Service Corporation Association
-Gave lecture on NPOs to MOIS
-Gave legal advice on Publication IP issues for organization C
-Gave leagl advice on inauguration of affiliate person for organization D
-Participated in a meeting with National Assembly specialty committee regarding legislation on Framework Act on Civil Society Development
-Researched on tax law reforms related to small and medium sized public interest corporations
-Participated in reformation of NPO Support Act
-Participated in task force meeting of MOJ Public Interest Committee
-Participated in task force for Law Firm Public Interest Network for laws on public interest organizations
-Monitored legislation for NPOs
-Selected by the Uni Korea Foundation as the grant recipient for legal support towards NPOs on unification and North Korea
-Wrote a manual on NPO legal support
-Completed 2nd Senior Pro Bono program, and 3rd NPO Legal Support Lawyers in progress
-Participated in a meeting of Senior Pro Bono Supporters

9. Others
-Gave lectures to SKKU law school legal clinic 
-Wrote a paper on Access to Justice in Korea
-Participated in a task force for National Procedure Law hosted by Minbyun
-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
-Planned the 5th issue of Pulblic Interest Law