Sep-Oct 2019 ProBono Activities
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1. Refugees
- Represented refugee M, from Egypt for his state tort claim.
- Represented refugee statue re-applicant A, from Egypt for his re-application.
- Represented refugee status re-applicant H, from Iran for his re-application.
- Represented refugee status re-applicant I, from Uyghur for his re-application.
- Represented refugee status applicant L, from Uyghur for his application.
- Represented refugee status applicant M, from Egypt for his appeal.
- Reviewed the ACRC petition regarding health insurance of refugee status applicants
- Participated in the documentation of the petition presented to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, regarding problems of the refugee application procedure in the airport
- [Refugee Treatment WG] Participated in a monitoring program for persons granted humanitarian stay permit, supported by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea
- Supported the human rights commission under the Korean Bar Association regarding the falsified documentation of interview reports
- Reviewed the Asylum Access report on migrant worker rights in Korea
- Provided information of case law in Korea to the International Journal of Refugee Law
- Prolonged the business agreement with NANCEN Korea Refugee Rights Center
- Prepared education programs on legal assistance for refugees
- Audited NANCEN Korea Refugee Rights Center
- Lectured at Sunsa High School on refugee issues
- Gave legal advice regarding the Ordinance of the Prime Minister of Thailand, on refugee status screening
2. Migrants
- Represented victims of sex trafficking in their claims for damages in court
- Represented a foreigner teacher in his claim for state tort liability regarding racist requests of HIV examinations
- Represented migrant T on court, regarding his order of payment
- Documented vindication of migrant F’s employment which violated his/her part-time job permit
- Accepted delegation on sex trafficking victim J’s constitutional complaint regarding the non-prosecution disposition of her case
- Represented the constitutional complaint regarding health insurance for foreigners, and participated in a seminar of the National Assembly
- [Network for Universal Birth Registration] Participated in the network meeting
- [Network for the Rights of Children and Adolescents with Migrant Backgrounds] Coworked with National Human Rights Commission of Korea on researching cases on policies, held a briefing session of the results
- [Network for Migrant Childcare in Gyeong-gi] Participated in the advisory panel
- [Survey on unregistered migrant children in Gyeong-gi] Documented a final report
- Prepared the publication of a guidebook on ‘Global Compact for Migration’, participated as a speaker at the World Refugee Day event held by the Jesuit Advocacy Center
- Participated in an advisory conference for conducting research on racial discrimination in Korea and legislation on racial crimes
- Drafted a white paper on fulfilling the concluding observations from UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, monitored on its fulfillments and supported public relation activities of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea
- Prepared the publication of “Good cases and Bad cases” regarding Migrant rights
- Participated in a forum of the right to childcare of migrant children
- Participated as a speaker in APRRN forum
- Lectured in Seoul National University about migrant rights, especially that of migrant children
- Co-worked in writing a paper to send at IOM, International Migration
- Participated in OHCHR East Asia branch roundtable of migrant support organizations
- Participated in a study about the solution to relieve the gap of growth opportunity between migrant teens and national teens
3. Social Economy/Innovation
- Worked as a consultant providing legal advice to cooperatives (Seoul Co-op Support Center)
- Gave legal advice regarding the acquisition of socialhousing
- Consulted on issues related to the establishment of private equity fund investing on social purpose real estate
- Revised amendments on legislation regarding public housing
- Gave legal advice to a public interest organization in Gang-seo, regarding the utilization of community space
- Lectured at the Social Venture Hub Center Solution Day event
- Wrote a regular column on co-ops in Korea (Seoul Co-op Support Center)
- Consulted on improvement of law and policy regarding cooperatives (Seoul Co-op Support Center & Gyeonggi Ddabok Community Support Center)
- Submitted a paper on Social Economy, to Seoul National University journal ‘Public Good and Human Rights’
4. Persons with Disabilites
- Participated in the lawsuit at the Supreme Court for the mobility rights of persons with disabilities on double-decker buses
- Participated in drafting the UN CRPD report
- Participated in drafting the chapter on persons with disabilities, of the Korea Bar Association Human Rights report
- Participated in the steering group for ‘barrier-free’ playgrounds
- Conducted research on advocacy agencies for persons with disabilities
- Researched “Good cases and Bad cases” regarding persons with disabilites, under the support of RIDRIK(The Research Institute of the Differently abled persons’ Rights in Korea)
- Participated in NAAPD Policy Board
- Participated in a monthly seminar hosted by the Korea Disability Law Association
- Participated in the Subcommittee on Rights of persons with disabilities, under the Seoul Bar Association Human Rights Committee
- Participated in DDASK case meeting
5. Females/Youth
- Represented those who could not collect child-rearing expenses in court regarding a case on defamation
- Gave legal advice to victim of quasi-rape
- Filed a state tort claim regarding the case of compulsory eviction of adopted foreigners, due to their failure of acquisition of nationality
- Gave advice on a civil lawsuit regarding hidden cameras
- Prepared the publication of the 6th issue of the Public Interest Law Paper Series “Research on the rights of the youth & adolescents”
- Participated in a research group on amending laws and policies regarding the right to adequate housing of adolescents
- Planned a program on career counseling and law education for adolescents in alternative schools
- Prepared business agreement regarding charitable bequest
- Hosted the ‘Miracles of Adolescents’, a program for adolescents to experience careers
- Participated in a legal support team under the ‘Stand-Up Against Sex-Trafficking of Minors)
- Participated in a legal support team under the Korea Cyber Sexual Violence Response Center
- Prepared a booth campaign in the 2nd Seongnam City Youth Foundation Teenagers’ Labor Rights Forum
6. North Korea/North Korean Settlers
- Represented client in appellate court for a charge of violating the North Korean Refugees Protection and Settlement Support Act
- Provided legal assistance regarding a divorce case of a female North Korean refugee
- Supported a liability claim case on personal information disclosures of North Korean Settlers
- Gave advice on establishment of co-ops supporting North Korea or its settlers
- Gave legal assistance to those who were born in North Korea but acquired the nationality of People’s Republic of China and seek to be recognized as North Korean Settlers
- Participated in a meeting held by the Special Committee on North Korean Settlers under the Korean Bar Association
7. Welfare
- Supported the state compensation claim on labor ability assessment of National Basic Living Security beneficiary
- Supported litigation for revocation of taxation based on the identity theft towards homeless people
- [Collective Action for Amendment of Basic Living Security Act] Reviewed the amendments of the act
- [Research Group on Social Rights] Reviewed the General Comments of the UN ICESCR
- Reviewed the unconstitutionality of the standard for housing benefits and its coverage
- Participated in the publication of the Seoul Social Welfare Public Interest Law Center animal rights manual
- Documented a legal support manual on animal rights
8. NPO
- Examined legal issues regarding real estate acquisition of P foundation
- Gave legal advice to H association regarding whistle blowing
- Gave legal advice to J center, regarding foundation establishment
- Gave advice to N group regarding documentation of donations
- Gave advice to G group regarding managing human resources in a corporation
- Reviewed the legislation on facilitating civic society
- Participated in TF for improving private subsidies in Seoul
- Participated in the Civil Society Agenda TF
- Participated in the Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation(KCOC) voluntary service committee meeting
- Participated in a meeting discussing the transparency and accountability of civil society organizations
- Documented opinions on amendments of the enforcement decree of the Act on the regulation of donations collection
- Documented opinions on the 2019 tax law amendments
- Contributed to Chosun Ilbo columns on NPO law and case law
- Participated in ‘Public Interest Network We’
- Supported regarding NPO ‘participatory budgeting process’
- Participated in a meeting of support foundations
- Participated in the steering group meeting for facilitating civil society
- Participated and documented a report on a policy training program regarding job creation policies applied in USA
- Prepared legal consulting for NPOs
- Promoted the self-checklist homepage for NPOs
- Hosted the 5th training program for NPO legal support
9. Others
- Participated as a writing staff for commentary on regarding Residents’ Lawsuit
- Participated as a speaker in the PILNet Global Forum
- Hosted the Public Interest Lawyers’ Night in Seoul
- Participated in the operation committee of ‘Eunpyeong Space for the Youth’
- Gave lectures to Sungkyunkwan University law school legal clinic
- Participated in the Korean Bar Association Human Rights Committee
- Participated in Migrant TF of the Korean Bar Association Human Rights Committee
- Participated in the Seoul Bar Association Human Rights Committee
- Participated in the Korean Bar Association Public Interest Activities Evaluation Committee
- Participated in the Korean Bar Association TF of pro bono support
- Assisted preparing the lawfirm public interest network symposium
