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OPINION
http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~theargus
InterviewwithChoiYoung-aeinKoreaNGOCoalitionforRealizingHumanRightsInstitution
HumanRightsStillNotinLight
ESTABLISHED1954
TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
N
o concrete rule on people’s rights is
going to be assigned. NGOs believe that it
higheststandardofcampusjournalismandacademicexcellence.
seeninthebookofRepublicofKorea.
shouldbeindependentoftheinfluencefrom
?President,Publisher
Although civic and student groups around
the state instead of growing into another
ChoKyu-chul
thecountryhavebeenlongingforanofficial
civic group only glazed with words like,
?ProfessorEditor
SungKyung-jun
organizationdealingwithhumanrights,laws
“corporation having a special status” as the
?EnglishAdvisors
FredBlair,LindaFitzgibbon
were rather unestablished. Such aggravated
Ministry of Justice is saying. If this is not
?HeadEditor
JeonKyu-man
theabsenceofvaluesonhumanbeingsand
done so, it is obvious that the ministry will
?EditorialConsultant
LeeSang-jin,SeongKuk-hwan
lead this peninsula with shameful results of
have an influence over any kind of
?Editors
HongJoo-hee,SongHye-min
hurtingeventhemostbasicrights.
investigationthisorganizationmightgoover
?AssociateEditors
KamEun-jin,KimNa-hyun,LeeMin-a
Throughoutthepreviousyears,therewere
oninfringements.
?Reporters
manymovementspointingouttheneedfora
KimJae-hyuk,KimMi-ji,
governmentorganizationfocusedonhuman
R:Youstartedoffthepressconference
KwonHye-mi
rights.ThentheMinistryofJusticeletouta
by accusing the Ministry of Justice and
draft assuring the rights of natives and
the ruling party as being no different
270,Imun-dong,Dongdaemun-gu,seoul,Korea(PostalCode130-791)
foreignersinKoreaandsettingupofalegal
from bullies. Can you be more specific
Tel:961-4153,4467 Fax:962-7128
organizationfortheconcernedmatters.This
aboutthat?
San89,Wangsan-ri,Mohyun-myon,Yongin,Kyonggi-do,Korea(PostalCode449-791)
promise, however, was announced in 1998
C: On January 8, the Millenium
Tel:(0335)330-4113 Fax:(0335)330-4581
to celebrate the 50th Universal Declaration
DemocraticPartyhaveagreedwiththecivic
PrintedbyHONGDESIGNTel:464-5167 Fax:464-5168
ofHumanRightsDayandstillhavingahard
groups on the contents of the new
KimJae-hyuk/TheArgus
time passing through National Assembly.
organization along with the settlement that
Editorial
This is because the draft made by the
this organization should be independent of
Ministry stated that the new organization
the Ministry for its substantial usage. But
C:Yes,ofcourse.PeoplelivinginKorea,
Korea Sexual Violence Relief. What can
will be treated as a “corporation having a
MDP have changed their decision abruptly
this counts people in all colors, all social
yousayaboutthemosturgentissueinthe
special status,” which could not gain
on February 12 and now the new human
scalesandsoon,canbeprotectedfrommost
Koreansocietyoverall?
approvalfromthecivicgroups.
rightsbillisonlyprofitabletotheMinistryof
of the impingements. If you look into the
C:Itisveryregretfulthathumanrightsare
AreYouSatisfiedwith
TheArgusmetChoiYoung-ae,amember
Justice.We,CoalitionofNGOshadtohold
recent history of Korea, fundamental civic
overlooked as a secondary problem.
of the executive committee of the Korea
a press conference to state that the MDP’s
rights were torn away from the individuals
Counting the current economy crisis, some
NGOCoalitionforRealizingHumanRights
decisionwillnothelpimprovetherightsthe
bythepoliticalclouts.
may suggest that there are bigger problems
LivinginSociety
Institution who was present at the press
peopleshouldcarry.
The desirable idea of this organization is
tosolveinpriority.Theymayquestionabout
conference on the fortifying of the drafted
The “revised bill” is insisting that the
that the chairperson should be selected by
theskyrocketingratioofunemploymentand
law of human rights. They were distressed
human rights organization have no power
the National Assembly before the President
therightsofcontractworkers.ButIalsosaw
by the old tug of war lead by the ruling
over the already-concluded cases or when
himself make any decisions. A consultative
tragedy in jails. Investigation on criminals
WithoutSoul
MilleniumDemocraticParty(MDP)andthe
the ministry is investigating the same case.
body can have a linkage with civic groups
areoftenignorednomatterhowinhumanthe
Ministry of Justice on the issue of enacting
Only when the case is “considerably
foradditionaladvice.Whenthisstructurego
procedure may be. The same goes for the
thelawforhumanrights.
serious”, the organization can intervene. I
into action, cases will be solved more
situationonspecializedshelters.Allofthese
thought this precondition was much too
quickly, not pushing forward inch by inch
problems are concerning human rights are
H
aveyouseenthemovie“BillyElliot”?Themovieisabiographyofaboyliving
Reporter: You have been involved in
ambiguous. They even cut numbers of the
like most administrative works are done.
coiled up by the effort of the privileged to
inEnglandinthe1980s.ThismoviealongwiththesettinginEnglandmetwithan
theinitiatingoftheorganizationandbills
members in the standing committee in the
Anotheroutlookisthatitwillbeaffordable
maintaintheirpower.Inthecasesofcrime,
economiccrisisinthe1980smakesforapatheticplot.Thedirector,however,describes
on human rights. What is the civic
organization. This organization may stay as
for anyone to fight for their rights. No
policeauthoritieswouldbethevestedones,
thetouchingprogressofachangeinayoungboys’life,fromthesonofcoalminertoa
group’sideaofthedesirablewayofthese
anindependentdepartment,onlytobecalled
money will be needed and help from this
while in this making of human rights law,
famous ballet dancer very sensitively. Along with the ironical setting, the movie
two?
agimcrackfortheworldtosee.
organization will be easily accessed. If the
the Minister of Justice and the ruling party
identifiesamoreimportantproblem.
Choi: It it a fact that everyone in Korea
MDPrefusestowithdrawtheplanthatthey
wouldbethepointatissue.
That is the unequal relationship between the working classes and the middle and
feel the need to build an organization to
R:Doyoutrulythinkthatthehurtson
havedesignedtoobviouslybringbenefitsto
upper classes. At the time, Margaret Thatcher faced the difficult situation of strong
manage the field of human rights
human rights in the Korean society will
theMinistryofJustice,peopleofKoreawin
structural reform owing to the pressure of the economic crisis. The so called “Iron
professionally.Butthereasonforputtingthis
lessen if this rights bill and the
nothingagain.
ByLeeMin-a
woman” and the capitalists notified labor unions of the dismissal of many workers.
plan into delay is that there has been
organization are settled as they should
AssociateEditorofNationalSection
Workers resistance arose among people to demand this inhuman policy and
disagreementsonwherethisorganizationis
be?
R: You are also the chairperson of
consequences be reviewed. But, the ‘iron woman’ heartlessly trampled the working
classwithmilitaryshoes.Billylivedinthisgloomyera.
Today,wearelivingagloomyera,justlikeBilly.TheDae-wooemergencyshows
thatthereissomethingwrongintheworldwelivein.Actually,theDae-wooemergency
originated by the unjust management of conglomerates by management and
“PowerandLanguageAreAllLinkedTogether”
Government. The result, however, was dismissal notices for the Dae-woo workers.
Despite the slogans of “Sharing the pain” and “structural reform”, the people
responsibleforthepain,didnotshareit.Moreover,theGovernmentmadeashowof
forceinfrontofthelabors.Itseemsfamiliar,likeasceneofagloomymovie.
Professor Conway saw that Korean
expression. “I want to call it a sarangbang.
wasaKorean-Chinesewithrestofhisfamily
LeeMin-a/TheArgus
The individual is not recognized as being significant and this resulted the gloomy
studentswereunderstandingglobalizationas
This meeting is informal and the word
living in China. His wife and his daughter
period.InreviewingtheDae-wooemergency,weareabletoacknowledgethefact.The
“Americanizing”. She agreed that English
‘debate’ implies that the participants are
had come from China hearing that the man
Government and the capital investors think that the dismissal of workers is only as a
used especially in the United States was
goingateachother’sthroat.”Shechuckled,
died from liver cancer. Unfortunately, they
fundssupplyanddemandprogram.Intheiraccount,alaborerisaproductionmeasure,
dominant and it was clear in the Korean
informing that the participants shared their
had no money for a funeral and that is
notahumanandthereforeexpendable.The“livingmachine”isanewtermforworkers.
societythatAmericahadtheabsolutepower.
perspectivesonsocialorinternationalissues
considered to be a serious problem in
Dae-woodisposedoftheunwantedmachinesoutofthecompaniesgroundsthrougha
For an example, students would eagerly do
with snacks and songs ready near by.
Confucius societies. Professor Conway and
verysimpleprocedure.Nomeasureshavebeentakenagainstthisinjustsituation.Then
anything to learn English. “I can tell that
Sarangbang was there to make other views
herstudentsquicklydidawhiproundonthe
theywouldtellthosewhohaveahardlifeinfrontofthem,togohomequietly.Andto
some students hate learning English. They
of points available and enjoy recognizing
spotanddonatedthemoneyalongwithwhat
thefellowworkers,theywouldsay,thenations’economyisinthedownfalltherefore
areintimidatedbythelanguage.Iwantthem
differences. Professor Conway wanted to
theybroughtinthefirstplace.Theyprepared
youmustworkhard.Itjustdoesn’tendthere.Withthegovernmentalofficialpower,the
to think that writing is a living thing. But
make her students understand this aspect
shroud for the departed and offered
companywouldtrytocontroltheworkerswhoaredemandingtheirrights.
English is a language of power and this
also. As a result, she assigns her class to
condolencesrememberingtogivetraditional
SheelaghConway
Evennow,theworkersoftheDae-wooareholdingastrike.Numerousworkersfrom
causes the notion of competition and
volunteer at a shelter and write a 2-page-
bows.
ProfessorofCollegeofEnglish
allovertheworldareatthemomentstrugglingandsomehavegonetoParistocatch
standardization.”ShepointedoutthatKorea,
report in English. Although there were
ProfessorConwaycontinuedtovisitHoly
KimWoo-choongwhohasbroughtthisdisastertolife.Manyoftheworkershavebeen
the same goes for other countries as well,
studentscomplainingaboutputtingslatesup
Family Welfare Hospital working with the
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hurtandbeenarrestedduringthisstrike.However,tolive,andtobetreatedashuman
hat Michel Foucalt pointed out
should understand Europe, Southern Asia
ontheroofandpeelingpotatoesallday,they
dying. “After students see that there are
being,withdignity,theyarestillinthesceneofthestrike.
about the importance on
and so on from just trying to accept the
soonrealizedthattheactualeducationisnot
people shunned out of this society for
Now is the time for the government and the Dae-woo’s creditors to take back this
languagewasverytrue,”AnIrishprofessor
American way. The biased thoughts on
about memorizing or reading novels. But it
poverty and sickness, they begin to think
unhuman structural reform which it seems doesn’t have a real solution. Also, they
at HUFS teaching English started. “The
gender, race and different culture that have
was about knowing the social reality. And
more,” she said. “This not only helps them
shouldnotthinkfiringtheworkersasaanswertoeverything.Instead,theyshouldtryto
paradigm of the time can be restricted by a
motivated more competition was needed to
thetextbooktoguideyouthereisrightinthe
write more true to their hearts without
findamoreproductivewaytosolvetheproblem.Theyshoulddividetheworktothose
languageactually.”
beshiftedtogrowingcooperation.
streets. Shelters such as Da-il Community
worrying about grammatical mistakes, but
whohassomethingintheirhandsalready,nottakethelaststringoffthosewhopossess
TheArgusinterviewedProfessorSheelagh
Herbeliefinbeingconsciousofallkinds
and Raphael’s Home were visited by her
enables them to know that there are
little.Andthinkofawaytosolvethisproblem,thisdisaster.
Conway for the March issue. Professor
of different culture have encouraged her to
students and herself. It was only last June
differences we have to acknowledge and
Lastly, students should not be studying only for their forced future, for their
Conway was seated comfortably in her
haveaget-togetheratherhouseeveryweek
thatshefoundanotherplacetogivehelpto.
comprehend.”
employment,butreallystudytoimprovethesocietyintoaparadigm,wherepeopleare
couchatherapartment.Shelikestodrinktea
or so. Perhaps, it was the idea that foreign
ItwastheHolyFamilyWelfareHospitalrun
recognizedashumans-withlives,lovesanddreams.Thinkwhatproblemsthissociety
in her traditional Korean cups and her
professors from all over the world were
bythenuns.Whensheandherclasswentto
hasandwhatwe,studentshavetodoinordertocreatechange.Wehavetodothisasthe
livingroom was filled with antiques that
object to meet and share thoughts on a
donate the money they had left after using
societytoday,isthesocietywehavetofaceandwehavetolivewithsoon.
might have been used in the late Chosun
certainsubjectthatarenownednewspaperin
the collected money for class necessity, a
ByLeeMin-a
Dynasty.Hervoice,however,wasfirmand
Korea expressed this meeting as a “debate
nun recommended the money be used on a
AssociateEditorofNationalSection
strongwhentheinterviewbegan.
club”. She, however, showed regret to this
migrantworkerwhodiedfewdaysago.He
LettertoTheArgus
ANNOUNCEMENT
Sweden have rules that say they should
Goodreasonstohavedreams
Questioning“impolite”fromdifferentview
addresspeoplethisway.Sowhenyougeta
letterfromthetaxationauthoritiestellingyou
The Argus greets a new Professor
I
I
think the most important thing that we
twotimestoenterthecollege.Andthething
n the latest volume of the Argus,
Korean. And when talking English another
that you have to pay you unpaid taxes it
Editor, Sung Kyung-jun and English
should keep having in our lives is a
is that he didn’t give up whenever he had
professor Timothy Watson from the
systemshouldbeused.
starts with “Hej, Sven”, ends with “vanliga
Advisor, Fred Blair. The Argus
dream.Apersonwhohasadreamcannever
failed. When he failed this year, all of his
CollegeofEnglishhadsomecomplaints.He
However,myproblemisjusttheopposite
halsningar”(bestwishes)andissignedwith
sincerely give thanks to Lee Sun-woo
besadorfrustrated.Anditisonlyaperson
friendsincludingme,thoughtthathewould
wrote that students sometimes had called
one compared with professor Watson’s. I
theofficial’sgivenname.
withadreamwhocangothroughhisorher
giveuphisdreamandwasjustgoingtogoto
him Mr Watson, Watson, Teacher or just
havetoteachmystudentstousetheSwedish
Using the pronoun “du” and the given
and Timothy Watson for their work
hardships with delight. Because once a
acollegewhichisheldinreputation,andhe
Mister, which he thought reflected some
way of addressing people when they talk
namegivesafriendlyimpressioninSwedish
last semester. Newly appointed Head
personhasadreamwhichheorshewantsto
could.Buthesaidthathedecidedtoprepare
arrogance. He also wrote that such a thing
Swedish.
and in no ways means disrespect. My
Editor is Jeon Kyu-man (C-99).
make it come true, they would care only
the entrance exam again for his dream,
neverwouldhappenonauniversitycampus
We never use titles when talking to
studentshavetolearnthat,andatfirstmany
Editorial Consultants are Lee Sang-jin
aboutthedreamnotaboutthehardshipsthey
whichistobeadoctorandworkforWHO.
inAmerica.
someone.Youcan’tsay“ProfessorWatson”
ofthemarealittleshy
might face on the their way of achieving
WhenIheardit,Ifoundmyselfthinkingthat
At first I was a little surprised about the
or “Doctor Svensson”. And the words
When I’m outside the university, hear
(J-96),SeongKuk-hwan(EC-97).Two
theirgoal.
he was the happiest man in the world. And
lastthing.PeopleinEuropeusuallyhavethe
meaning Mr/Mrs/Miss in Swedish
someonecall“Hej,Sven”,andseeastudent
AssociateEditorshavebeenpromoted
Despitetheimportanceofhavingadream
still,Ithinkheisoneofthehappiestmanin
impression that Americans are informal.
(herr/fru/froken) I haven’t heard the last
intheothersideofthestreetbowinginthe
to Editors. They are: Hong Joo-hee
inone’slife,itseemsthattherearesomany
thisworld.Also,I’mveryproudofhim.
ThenIrealizedthatintheUnitedStatesthe
thirty years. And - except when officers in
Koreanway-itisverynice.Tomeitshows
(EE-99),SongHye-min(M-99).Three
people who don’t have any dream and live
I remember one of my professors said to
journalists even address the president with
the army give orders to a private - you no
bothrespectandfriendship.
Reporters have been promoted to
their lives not knowing what they really
hisstudents,“Makefriendswithpeoplewho
double titles: “Mister President” like in
longer address a person with the family
IfProfessorWatsongotajobinaSwedish
want. They usually try to enjoy only at the
have dreams. They will be helpful in your
German.
name.
university he would find that any student
AssociateEditors.Theyare:KamEun-
moment,insteadoftryingtofindwhatthey
lives. And do not make friends with people
I do respect that in different cultures and
Thus,everypersonisaddressedonlywith
wouldsayjust“Hej,Tim”tohim.Andthat
jin (E-00), Kim Na-hyun (E-00), Lee
really want in their lives. And what they
who don’t have any dream. Not only will
different languages people use different
the given name. I can’t be addressed with
wouldshownoarrogance.
Min-a (E-00). Three Cub-reporters,
would have as a result is only a sense of
they be not helpful in your lives at all but
ways of expressing themselves. In Korea
anything but “Sven”. The family name - or
Kim Jae-hyuk (E-00), Kim Mi-ji (I-
futility. That is, life is but an empty dream
theycanevenruinyourlives.”
there is a very well developed (and
sometimes the title - is only used when
forpeoplewhodon’thaveanydream.
complicated) system of different honorific
talking about someone and you have to
00), Kwon Hye-mi (E-00) have also
SvenOlofOhlsson
I have a friend who wants to go to a
degrees rooted in Confucianism, and that
identifythepersonmoreclearly.
beenpromotedtoReporters.
ProfessorattheDepartmentofScandinavian
college of medicine. Actually, he has failed
KimIl-kyu(E-00)
should of course be used when talking
All state and municipal authorities in
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