Introduction Based on Article 4 of the Rules on Investigation and Remedies of Violation or Discrimination, the Commission made a recommendation to the Army Chief of Staff to postpone the meeting of the Discharge Deliberation Committee scheduled for January 22. However, the petitionee did not accept the recommendation. Part 1 Emergency reliefs in relation to one-man protests and strikes preliminary on-site investigations to resolve human rights issues on the ground. In response to restrictions placed on bringing food into a re-development site in Daegu, it quickly visited the site to understand the situation and decided to make an emergency relief recommendation. Regarding the long-term, one-man protest staged by a survivor of the Sewol Ferry Tragedy, it helped to resolve the heating and medical problem faced by the protestor. It also made quick visits to the one-man protest in front of the Korea Banking Institute, the strike at Busan Grand Hotel, the crane strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding, the strike to reinstate dismissed workers in Hanjin Heavy Industries, and the strike by LG Twin Tower cleaning workers, to help resolve the issues. E. ‌‌Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination Investigations and remedies of human rights violations3) In 2020, the number of petitions filed in relation to human rights violations was 6,530, which is 449 (6.4%) less compared to the previous year. While the number has been falling over the last three years, the fall in 2020 is likely attributable to limitation in social activities and face-to-face contacts under the COVID-19 situation. The number of petitions processed was 6,385, which is 251 (3.8%) less compared to the previous year. The fall can be attributed to both a decrease in the number of petitions filed and more focus placed on processing long-term cases carried over from 2017. The number of remedied cases was 634, which is 106 (20.1%) more compared to the previous year. The rate 3) For more details, see Part 2 on Key NHRCK Activities (p. 100). 29 Introduction Faced with a spike in emergency relief requests, the Commission promptly carried out