20. The ratified international treaties have the same effect as domestic laws under the Constitution. However, recommendations from human rights treaty bodies are not fully implemented in the country. Particularly, the decisions of human rights treaty bodies on individual complaints are not often followed due to the absence of laws enabling the implementation of such decisions. 21. Recommendation: Take necessary measures to implement recommendations from international human rights treaty bodies, and legislate law to implement the decision of treaty bodies on individual complaints. Rights of Persons with Disabilities 22. Amendment was made to the Act on the Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons in January 2022, in order for transport business entities to purchase low-floor buses when replacing existing buses with new vehicles. However, intercity buses are excluded from this legal obligation. Public facilities, including restaurants and retail stores with a floor area of 50 square meters or more, shall be equipped with amenities for disabled people when they are newly built, expanded, or renovated from 1 May 2022. However, the existing facilities are an exception, which makes it hard for disabled people to access.10 23. Recommendation: Strengthen legislative measures and financial support to enhance the access of persons with disabilities to public transportation and public facilities. 24. The former Mental Health Act was fully amended to the Act on the Improvement of Mental Health and the Support for Welfare Services for Mental Patients in May 2016, which introduced stricter requirements and procedures for involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill persons. However, the practice of hospitalization still persists.11 25. Recommendation: Minimize the involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill persons, and establish community-based mental health and treatment systems so that mental health patients can be treated within their communities as much as possible. 26. The Road Map for Community-based De-facility Support Measures, established by the Government in 2021, is considered impractical and ineffective due to the absence of laws enabling this plan. It also lacks strategies to tackle discrimination and prejudice against persons with mental disabilities. 27. Recommendation: Take legislative measures to effectively implement the Road Map for Community-based De-facility Support Measures, and incorporate strategies to improve public awareness on persons with mental disabilities into this road map. Human Rights in the Military 28. About 300 alternative service personnel (conscientious objectors) serve their duty in 4