National Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2018
Forword by the Chairperson
Abbreviations
Contents
01 Introduction
Chapter 1 About the Commission = 03
Chapter 2 Domestic and International Environment = 14
Chapter 3 Basic Directions and Major Achievements of 2018 = 15
Chapter 4 Assessment and Challenges = 31
02 Commission's Major Activities
Chapter 1 Improvement of Human Rights-Related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices = 39
Section 1. Overview = 39
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions = 40
1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions = 40
2. Major Policy Recommendations = 41
3. Major Opinions Presented = 49
4. Major Opinions Submitted = 54
Section 3. Surveys on Human Rights Conditions and Human Rights Advocacy = 57
1. Surveys on Human Rights Conditions and Commissioned Research = 57
2. Human Rights Promotion Programs = 62
Section 4. Special Program: Actively Responding to the Spread of Hate Speech = 74
Section 5. Assessment = 78
Chapter 2 Investigations of and Remedies for Human Rights Violations and Discriminations = 80
Section 1. Overview = 80
Section 2. Investigations and Remedies: Human Rights Violations = 84
1. Status of Petitions = 84
2. Ex Officio and Visiting Investigations = 86
3. Examples of Major Petitions = 88
Section 3. Investigations and Remedies: Discriminatory Acts = 102
1. Status of Petitions = 102
2. Ex Officio and Visiting Investigations = 106
3. Examples of Major Petitions = 107
Section 4. Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 118
1. Human Rights Counseling = 118
2. Face-to-Face Petitions = 119
3. Civil Complaints and Inquiries = 120
Section 5. Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 122
1. Preliminary Investigations = 122
2. Mediation = 123
Section 6. Assessment = 124
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities for Public Awareness = 129
Section 1. Overview = 129
Section 2. Major Achievements = 132
1. Institutionalizing and Solidifying the Foundation for Human Rights Education = 132
2. Establishing Domestic and International Networks of Cooperation = 135
3. Implementation Status of Human Rights Education = 139
4. Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 140
5. Operation of the Human Rights Library = 142
6. Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 143
Section 3. Assessment = 149
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 152
Section 1. Overview = 152
Section 2. Major Achievements = 154
1. Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights Organizations = 154
2. Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations = 156
3. International Conferences = 159
Section 3. Assessment = 161
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 163
Section 1. Overview = 163
Section 2. Major Activities = 164
1. Petitions, Counseling Requests, and Complaints and Inquiries Submitted = 164
2. Face-to-Face Petitions Submitted and Processed = 164
3. Petitions Processed = 166
4. Human Rights Education and Training = 167
Section 3. Assessment = 168
Appendices
1. List of Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers = 173
2. 2018 Business Roadmap = 179
Forword by the Chairperson
Abbreviations
Contents
01 Introduction
Chapter 1 About the Commission = 03
Chapter 2 Domestic and International Environment = 14
Chapter 3 Basic Directions and Major Achievements of 2018 = 15
Chapter 4 Assessment and Challenges = 31
02 Commission's Major Activities
Chapter 1 Improvement of Human Rights-Related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices = 39
Section 1. Overview = 39
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions = 40
1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions = 40
2. Major Policy Recommendations = 41
3. Major Opinions Presented = 49
4. Major Opinions Submitted = 54
Section 3. Surveys on Human Rights Conditions and Human Rights Advocacy = 57
1. Surveys on Human Rights Conditions and Commissioned Research = 57
2. Human Rights Promotion Programs = 62
Section 4. Special Program: Actively Responding to the Spread of Hate Speech = 74
Section 5. Assessment = 78
Chapter 2 Investigations of and Remedies for Human Rights Violations and Discriminations = 80
Section 1. Overview = 80
Section 2. Investigations and Remedies: Human Rights Violations = 84
1. Status of Petitions = 84
2. Ex Officio and Visiting Investigations = 86
3. Examples of Major Petitions = 88
Section 3. Investigations and Remedies: Discriminatory Acts = 102
1. Status of Petitions = 102
2. Ex Officio and Visiting Investigations = 106
3. Examples of Major Petitions = 107
Section 4. Human Rights Counseling and Petitions = 118
1. Human Rights Counseling = 118
2. Face-to-Face Petitions = 119
3. Civil Complaints and Inquiries = 120
Section 5. Preliminary Investigations and Mediation = 122
1. Preliminary Investigations = 122
2. Mediation = 123
Section 6. Assessment = 124
Chapter 3 Human Rights Education and Promotional Activities for Public Awareness = 129
Section 1. Overview = 129
Section 2. Major Achievements = 132
1. Institutionalizing and Solidifying the Foundation for Human Rights Education = 132
2. Establishing Domestic and International Networks of Cooperation = 135
3. Implementation Status of Human Rights Education = 139
4. Development and Distribution of Educational and Promotional Content = 140
5. Operation of the Human Rights Library = 142
6. Promotional Activities to Raise Public Awareness = 143
Section 3. Assessment = 149
Chapter 4 Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation = 152
Section 1. Overview = 152
Section 2. Major Achievements = 154
1. Exchanges and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights Organizations = 154
2. Exchanges and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations = 156
3. International Conferences = 159
Section 3. Assessment = 161
Chapter 5 Regional Human Rights Offices = 163
Section 1. Overview = 163
Section 2. Major Activities = 164
1. Petitions, Counseling Requests, and Complaints and Inquiries Submitted = 164
2. Face-to-Face Petitions Submitted and Processed = 164
3. Petitions Processed = 166
4. Human Rights Education and Training = 167
Section 3. Assessment = 168
Appendices
1. List of Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers = 173
2. 2018 Business Roadmap = 179