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KOREA - Disclosing sex offenders info violates human rights

Original Article 12/19/2010 By Lee Hyo-sik Korea?s human rights watchdog said Sunday that it opposes the National Assembly?s move to strengthen the anti-sex crime law, arguing it could infringe upon the personal rights of sex offenders and their family members. After reviewing a revised bill on the punishment of sex criminals, initiated by Rep. Kwon Young-se of the Grand National Party and 19 other lawmakers in July, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said disclosing the name, photo, address, age and other personal information of sex offenders to nearby residents is feared to violate their dignity and privacy, their family members and their neighbors with this revision. Under the current law which went into effect in April, the government is obliged to notify nearby households with children under 19 via mail of the name, age and other private information of those who have been arrested for committing sex crimes against not only minors, but also adults...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on December 19, 2010 (boomark / email).