The Act on the Promotion of Human Rights Education and Human Rights Awareness-Raising came into effect in 2000 with the purpose of clarifying the responsibilities of the national government, local governments, and citizens for the promotion of policies concerning human rights education and awareness-raising, providing for necessary measures, and thereby contributing to the promotion and protection of human rights. Based on the Act, the Basic Plan on Human Rights Education and Awareness-Raising has been established in order to comprehensively and systematically promote policies on human rights education and awareness-raising.
Act on the Promotion of Human Rights Education and Human Rights Awareness-Raising
The Basic Plan on Human Rights Education and Awareness-Raising (Second Edition) was established in 2025 to further promote policies on human rights education and awareness-raising, taking into account changes in socio-economic conditions and international trends since the establishment of the Basic Plan on Human Rights Education and Awareness-Raising (First Edition) in 2002.