[2026 Parliamentary Audit] "SNU Human Rights Center Takes an Average of 221 Days to Handle Sexual Violence Cases"

Human Rights Center regulations stipulate cases must be handled within six months
10 cases reported to the center from January to September this year
Kim Junhyeok: "Measures needed to ensure compliance with regulations"

Cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence reported to Seoul National University's Human Rights Center took an average of 221 days to process last year.

According to data on the time taken to process cases at the Human Rights Center, which Kim Junhyeok of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee, received from Seoul National University, reported cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence took about 91 days to process in 2021, but an average of 221 days in 2025.

Under the Seoul National University Human Rights Center's regulations, reported cases must be handled within six months. The time taken to process human rights violation cases also fell from 389 days in 2021 to 199 days in 2025, but still exceeded the stipulated six-month limit.

The number of cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence reported to the Human Rights Center also rose. Six such cases were reported in 2021, while 10 cases had been reported in the first nine months of this year alone.

Assemblyman Kim said, "The Seoul National University Human Rights Center has a grave responsibility to resolve cases fairly and promptly. As the saying goes, 'Justice delayed is justice denied.' It is imperative to develop effective measures to ensure compliance with the six-month processing deadline."

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