This year marks the 30th anniversary of Korea's legal obligation to protect refugees in the international community by joining the Convention on Refugee Status. It is also the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Refugee Act.
However, the reality of refugees in Korea is still disastrous. According to the Nansen (Refugee Human Rights Center), only 1% of refugee applicants in Korea were accepted as refugees in 2021. Also, the social awareness of refugees is still negative. A joint survey conducted in January with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Korea Research showed that 33 percent of adult men and women voted in favor of accepting refugees, and 53 percent opposed it.
Despite these conditions, the Ministry of Justice has defined refugee reapplicants as 'abusive refugee applicants' who apply for a stay. Therefore, they are not allowed to extend their stay. Moreover, the Ministry of Justice is ordering them to leave the country with a grace period of three to six months, making them hard even to continue their basic life.
On June 20, World Refugee Day, the NHRC(National Human Rights Commission of Korea) issued a statement emphasizing the guarantee of the right to live for refugee applicants. The NHRC argued that "Imposing restrictions on reapplicants not only unfulfilled the state's responsibility but also can violate the principle of prohibition of forced repatriation."
Currently, interest in refugees has increased more than ever in Korea due to the issue of the pros and cons of accepting Ukrainian refugees. However, the Korean government has yet had a practical solution. Since the refugee issue is emerging internationally more than ever, the Korean government should actively deal with the refugee issue: it is not a burden to neglect, but a problem to be discussed quickly.
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