The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on the 16th that the committee to recommend candidates for human rights commissioners recommended three people to the president as candidates for human rights commissioners: Kim Min-munjeong, former standing representative of Korea Women's Associations United, Park Ok-sun, head of Disability and Human Rights Barefoot Action, and Lee Han-gyeol, CEO of Gyeonggi Urido.
The recommendation committee publicly recruited candidates to succeed nonstanding commissioner Lee Han-byeol through the 7th of this month, then selected three candidates after document screening and interviews. President Lee Jae-myung is expected to nominate one of the candidates and appoint the nominee.
The recommendation committee said, "All three candidates have a firm commitment to normalize the NHRC in line with international human rights standards and a deep understanding of the NHRC's organization and role," and added, "They have strong persuasiveness and willingness to communicate to drive changes in the NHRC's operations, and they have the capacity and attitude to work widely with civil society for change and innovation," explaining the reasons for the recommendation.