Human Rights Watch respectfully submits this amicus brief in connection with case 2023DU36800, in which the plaintiff So Sung-uk is seeking to be recognized as a dependent of his same-sex partner, Kim Yong-min, for the purposes of obtaining benefits through the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).
Cho Kuk, onetime justice minister under former President Moon Jae-in, is once again in the political limelight, nearly five years after he was dragged down by a corruption scandal in late 2019. His Rebuilding Korea Party, or the “Cho Kuk Revolution Party” as its Korean name suggests, emerged as the party with the highest number of proportional representation seats from the results of the National Assembly.
Kim Seong-jin, a former presidential secretary under the previous Moon Jae-in administration, is seeking a seat in the National Assembly in the upcoming April 10 general elections, saying President Yoon Suk Yeol s economic policies are not improving people s livelihoods.
A gay couple urged Korea s Supreme Court to rule in favor of offering equal state benefits for same-sex couples and stop discrimination based on sexual orientation, Wednesday, on the first anniversary of the landmark appellate ruling in favor of non-heterosexual couples eligibility to receive spousal health insurance benefits.