seek ways to better protect the human rights of the socially vulnerable during emergencies and recommended the institutional reform for the protection of the human rights of those tasked with the mass and humane culling of infected animals, including the introduction of psychotherapy requirements and creation of a checklist for related psychological and physical symptoms of trauma. Promoting a Military Culture That Respects Human Rights We strived to promote a military culture that respects human rights throughout 2018. Based on the amendment of the Decree on the Organization of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea on July 24, the previous Military Personnel's Human Rights Team within Investigation on Civil and Political Rights Division 1 was realigned into the Armed Forces Human Rights Investigation Division. This division began operation with seven staff members and one member dispatched from the Ministry of National Defense. In addition to violations of the human rights of military personnel and for consistency, discrimination cases were also transferred to this division from the Discrimination Investigation Division. The division's investigation scope was expanded to apply to all human rights violations and discrimination committed in the process of performing military duty and systematized to deal with cases concerning conscripted police officers, firefighters, social workers, and public health doctors. To create public consensus on the alternative civilian service system and ensure their reflection in relevant legislation, we conducted the Factual Survey on Ways to Introduce Alternative Civilian Service for Conscientious Objectors through a service contract, held a seminar over the introduction of the alternative civilian service system, and submitted our opinion on trials of cases in violation of Article 88 (1) of the Military Service Act, etc., to the Supreme Court of Korea. We delivered our opinion on the need to abolish the military detention system to the National Assembly, etc., and focused on appealing to the public on this matter, while also reviewing the status of the guarantee of patients' rights through visiting investigations of military mental healthcare institutions. B. Special Program: Actively Responding to the Spread of Hate Speech Hate speech, which is defined as a statement to incite or promote hatred towards a certain 26 Introduction