National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 coexistence and peace where diversity and differences are respected. The three key strategies to counter hate speech and facilitate coordination among related departments are 1) to bring hate speech to light for public dialogue and awareness, 2) to lead a government-wide approach, and 3) to establish and implement self-imposed controls of hate speech. The Commission developed a list of sub-tasks in support of these strategies. B. Key Activities Part 2 Special Committee to Respond to Hatred & Discrimination to light the issues of hatred and discrimination for public discussions and inform possible response options. The committee has 25 members who bring the expertise and experience from civil society groups, religion, academia, and the legal profession. The committee was activated on February 20, starting with a Declaration to Fight Hatred and Discrimination. Survey of public perception of hatred and discrimination The Commission conducted a series of surveys for a diagnostic assessment of how the public perceives hatred and discrimination. This includes a public perception survey of 1,200 persons in March, a survey on use of hate speech in April, and a survey of 500 teenagers in May. The results showed that 64.2% of adult respondents experienced hate speech, the majority of which felt a sense of intimidation (50.5%) or horror (53.1%), and 87.3% thought the speech was problematic. However, most of them said they did not react, either neglecting (79.9%) or avoiding (73.4%). In case of teenagers, 68.3% said they had experienced hate speech, 82.9% said they would never use hate speech again, but 22.3% thought hate speech wasn’t a problem. Respondents were concerned that hatred and discrimination would foster crime (81.8%), social conflicts (78.4%), and deep-rooted discrimination (71.4%), and negatively impact freedom of speech of social minorities (62.8%). The survey results were in favor of public policy to counter hate speech, including a restriction of media reporting that publicize hate speech (87.2%), more education and campaigns to improve public perception (86.9%), and more school education to promote a respect for human rights (86.5%). 55 Key Activities The Special Committee to Respond to Hatred & Discrimination is an advisory body that brings