NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF KOREANNUAL REPORT 2022
CONTENTS
Part 1. Summary
Chapter 1. Basic Directions and Major Activities in 2022 15
Chapter 2. NHRCK in Brief 39
Part 2. Introduction
Chapter 1. NHRCK Overview 45
1. Establishment and Key Functions 45
2. Organization 47
Chapter 2. Domestic and International Environment in 2022 48
Chapter 3. Basic Directions and Key Achievements 51
1. Basic Directions 51
2. Progress in Achieving Performance Goals 51
Part 3. Key Activities
Chapter 1. Improvement of Human Rights-related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices 75
Section 1. Overview 75
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions Expressed on Human Rights 76
1. Status of Policy Recommendations and Opinions 76
2. Key Policy Recommendations, Opinions Expressed, and Opinions Submitted 77
Section 3. Human Rights Situation Survey and Human Rights Promotion Activities 88
1. Human Rights Situation Surveys and Commissioned Research 88
2. Human Rights Promotion Programs 89
Chapter2. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination 106
Section 1. Overview 106
Section 2. Human Rights Counselling and Petitions 110
1. Human Rights Counselling 111
2. Petitions Filed 112
3. Face-to-Face Petitions 112
4. Civil Complaints 113
Section 3. Mediation 114
Section 4. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations 115
1. Petitions Filed and Processed 115
2. Emergency Remedies, Suo Motu Investigations, and On-site Inspections 117
3. Key Petitions 125
Section 5. Investigations and Remedies: Discrimination 134
1. Petitions Filed and Processed 134
2. Suo Motu Investigations 136
3. Key Petitions 137
Section 6. Administrative Review Committee 148
Chapter 3. Promoting Human Rights Education to Cultivate Culture of Human Rights 149
Section 1. Overview 149
Section 2. Key Achievements 150
1. Promoting Institutionalization and Development of Human Rights Education Infrastructure 150
2. Development of Collaborative System for Human Rights Education 152
3. Promoting Human Rights Education throughEnhanced Awareness and Expertise 154
4. Development and Distribution of Human Rights Education and Promotional Content 163
5. Disseminating Information Through Human Rights Libraries 165
6. Promotional Efforts to Raise Human Rights Awareness 165
Chapter 4. Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation 170
Section 1. Overview 170
Section 2. Key Progress 170
1. Exchange and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations 170
2. Exchange and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations and Associations 173
3. International Conference on Human Rights Issues 175
Chapter 5. Human Rights Offices 176
Section 1. Overview 176
Section 2. Key Activities 177
1. Receipt of Petitions, Counselling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries 177
2. Receipt and Processing of Face-to-Face Petitions 178
3. Processing of Petitions 178
4. Human Rights Education 178
5. Expanding Local Human Rights Culture 179
Part 4. Appendices 185
Chapter 1 Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers (as of Dec. 31, 2022) 185
CONTENTS
Part 1. Summary
Chapter 1. Basic Directions and Major Activities in 2022 15
Chapter 2. NHRCK in Brief 39
Part 2. Introduction
Chapter 1. NHRCK Overview 45
1. Establishment and Key Functions 45
2. Organization 47
Chapter 2. Domestic and International Environment in 2022 48
Chapter 3. Basic Directions and Key Achievements 51
1. Basic Directions 51
2. Progress in Achieving Performance Goals 51
Part 3. Key Activities
Chapter 1. Improvement of Human Rights-related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices 75
Section 1. Overview 75
Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions Expressed on Human Rights 76
1. Status of Policy Recommendations and Opinions 76
2. Key Policy Recommendations, Opinions Expressed, and Opinions Submitted 77
Section 3. Human Rights Situation Survey and Human Rights Promotion Activities 88
1. Human Rights Situation Surveys and Commissioned Research 88
2. Human Rights Promotion Programs 89
Chapter2. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination 106
Section 1. Overview 106
Section 2. Human Rights Counselling and Petitions 110
1. Human Rights Counselling 111
2. Petitions Filed 112
3. Face-to-Face Petitions 112
4. Civil Complaints 113
Section 3. Mediation 114
Section 4. Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations 115
1. Petitions Filed and Processed 115
2. Emergency Remedies, Suo Motu Investigations, and On-site Inspections 117
3. Key Petitions 125
Section 5. Investigations and Remedies: Discrimination 134
1. Petitions Filed and Processed 134
2. Suo Motu Investigations 136
3. Key Petitions 137
Section 6. Administrative Review Committee 148
Chapter 3. Promoting Human Rights Education to Cultivate Culture of Human Rights 149
Section 1. Overview 149
Section 2. Key Achievements 150
1. Promoting Institutionalization and Development of Human Rights Education Infrastructure 150
2. Development of Collaborative System for Human Rights Education 152
3. Promoting Human Rights Education throughEnhanced Awareness and Expertise 154
4. Development and Distribution of Human Rights Education and Promotional Content 163
5. Disseminating Information Through Human Rights Libraries 165
6. Promotional Efforts to Raise Human Rights Awareness 165
Chapter 4. Domestic and International Exchanges and Cooperation 170
Section 1. Overview 170
Section 2. Key Progress 170
1. Exchange and Cooperation with Domestic Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations 170
2. Exchange and Cooperation with International Human Rights Organizations and Associations 173
3. International Conference on Human Rights Issues 175
Chapter 5. Human Rights Offices 176
Section 1. Overview 176
Section 2. Key Activities 177
1. Receipt of Petitions, Counselling Requests, Complaints and Inquiries 177
2. Receipt and Processing of Face-to-Face Petitions 178
3. Processing of Petitions 178
4. Human Rights Education 178
5. Expanding Local Human Rights Culture 179
Part 4. Appendices 185
Chapter 1 Commissioners and Senior Executive Officers (as of Dec. 31, 2022) 185