The ROK is a party to the six core human rights treaties : the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR ) , International Covenant on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights ( ICESCR ) , International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ( CERD ) , Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ( CEDAW ) , Convention against Torture and Other Cruel , Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ( CAT ) and Convention on the Rights of the Child ( CRC ) . The ROK signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ( CRPD ) on March 30th 2007 , and is seeking to achieve its early ratification .