Disseminating Human Rights Education and Producing Cultural Contents on Human Rights The Commission endeavored to fulfill its role as an institution responsible for human rights education. It established the operation of the Human Rights Education Center and a support service system for human rights education by formulating an annual plan on human rights education and training course, operation guidelines for the Human Rights Education Center and a human rights education network. The Commission opened the "Local Council Member Human Rights Leadership Academy Course" and offered education to members of the city council and district councils of the Seoul Metropolitan City and district council members of Busan Metropolitan City. After completing the Human Rights Academy course, a special committee on human rights was established under the Seoul Metropolitan Council for the first time, while Haeundae District of Busan enacted a human rights ordinance. With the recent increase in attention to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and human rights management by the international community, and since the enactment of the Disability Discrimination Act, business corporations are now required to fulfill their obligation to provide accessibility to persons with disabilities. Accordingly, the Commission provided human rights education to employers employing persons with disabilities and their human resources staff on the responsibility of business to respect human rights, especially the rights of persons with disabilities. On another front, the Commission organized the event of Model UN Human Rights Council as a course to foster young human rights leaders since 2010. This served as an opportunity for the youth to participate independently in programs on human rights issues. The Commission also utilized cultural contents on human rights developed for educational and promotional purposes. These materials were promoted and distributed at the request of diverse sectors with as a way to raise human rights awareness. Introduction 19