National Human Rights Commission to Discuss Establishment of Byeon Hee-soo Foundation for Transgender Support

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (인권위) is set to discuss the establishment of the Byeon Hee-soo Foundation, which aims to support transgender individuals, after a nine-month application period. On February 20, the commission will hold its fourth standing committee meeting at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, where it will review the proposal for the non-profit organization. The Military Human Rights Center and other groups formed the Byeon Hee-soo Foundation Preparatory Committee in February of last year and submitted the necessary documents for non-profit establishment to the commission in May. According to the regulations governing the establishment and supervision of non-profit organizations under the commission's jurisdiction, a decision on the application must be made within 20 days unless there are special circumstances.