Rights group stages sit-in at Seoul subway station to demand improved access for disabled people
A disability rights activist group resumed a subway boarding protest in Seoul on Tuesday, causing trains to pass Seoul Station without stopping for about an hour. From 8:49 a.m. to 10:12 a.m., northbound trains on Line 4 and southbound trains on Lines 1 and 4 skipped Seoul Station, due to the protest by activists from the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination. While attempting to board a…
On Tuesday, a group focused on disability rights staged a sit-in at Seoul Station, causing northbound trains on Line 4 and southbound trains on Lines 1 and 4 to bypass the station for roughly an hour. The protest, organized by activists from Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, lasted from 8:49 a.m. until 10:12 a.m. The group's goal was to bring attention to the need for increased government funding for disability rights initiatives.
During the demonstration, the activists were unable to board a southbound train on Line 4 when they engaged in a confrontation with officials from Seoul Metro, the company responsible for operating the trains. In response to the protest, the group has vowed to continue organizing subway protests daily starting from Tuesday. Additionally, they plan to gather each morning at the Korea Fiscal Information Service in Seoul and march towards the private home of Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong as another method of expressing their concerns.
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