캐나다 사스카춴대학교 여성학과 교수 Marie Lovrod의 항의 서한입니다.
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27 November 2007

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo  
Office of the Prime Minister  
Central Government Complex 77-6 Sejongno, Jongno-gu  
Seoul South Korea 110-760  

 
Dear Prime Minister Duck-soo,  

On behalf of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, I am writing in response to recent Human Rights Watch reports indicating that there is considerable danger that Human Rights protections on the basis of sexual orientation may be removed from Korea’s anti-discrimination law. 

As part of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues at the university which is working for the most inclusive Human Rights legislation possible in Canada, and with great respect for the leadership Korea has shown in protecting inclusive Human Rights in the past, we are dismayed by any implied rollback of existing protections under anti-discrimination law.  History has amply proven that targeting any group for discrimination ultimately puts all people in the impacted country at risk.  It is vital that the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in South Korea, Canada, and all countries remain protected by state commitments to enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation.

In Canada, as elsewhere in the world, long and profoundly regrettable histories of discrimination are being challenged by shared international commitments to Human Rights for all, translated into domestic legislation.    Therefore, in solidarity with Korea’s past commitments to strengthening the social fabric through inclusive Human Rights legislation, we urge the government and people of Korea to stand with the international community, working to maintain and extend protections for all members of all categories excluded from the draft non-discrimination law, including sexual orientation and gender identity.  

Sincerely,  
 

Marie Lovrod, Ph.D.