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Feb 5 • 09:17 UTC • 🇰🇷 Korea • Hankyoreh (KR)

Resignation of Human Rights Commissioner Kim Yong-won Amid 'Mirroring Protest' with Offensive Signs

Kim Yong-won, criticized for leading the National Human Rights Commission to dysfunction during his term, resigned while staff protested with signs bearing his past 'offensive' statements, prompting a chaotic scene.

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