Rights group stages sit-in at Seoul subway station to demand improved access for disabled people
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- A disability rights activist group resumed a subway b...
A disability rights activist group staged a sit-in at Seoul Station on Tuesday, causing northbound trains on Line 4 and southbound trains on Lines 1 and 4 to pass the station without stopping for approximately an hour. The protest, organized by Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, resulted in activists attempting to board a southbound train on Line 4 and clashing with officials from Seoul Metro.
The group, which plans to conduct subway protests every morning, aims to demand adequate government budget allocations for disability rights. Additionally, the activists will gather at the Korea Fiscal Information Service in Seoul and march towards the private residence of Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong as another form of appeal.
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