National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 The Commission worked to raise public awareness of the need to counter hate speech. It launched several campaigns to publicize the issue, published the Hate Speech Report, and issued a statement on the prevention and countering of hate speech in politics. It also laid the groundwork for establishment and practice of self-imposed control measures in education and the media. Despite these efforts, racial discrimination and hate speech in sports seemed to be spreading across multiple domains. This situation called for the government and the public domain to lead active countering efforts against hate speech, and efforts to eradicate online hate speech. associations, educational offices as well as athletes in elementary schools, junior high schools, Part 2 In the area of sports, the Commission conducted the first-ever human rights survey of sports high schools, colleges, and professional teams, revealing unknown human rights situations. disabilities, camping sites, student parents, leaders and coaches, and sports association personnel). Athletes who wished to be counseled were contacted separately for counseling or investigation requests, reinforcing in them the trust that the Commission is working on their behalf. Through counseling support, the Commission offered not only psychological counseling but also legal counsel, and built trust for its petition investigations. The Commission visited training camps and key sporting events to conduct on-site investigations and monitoring activities. It was the first public organization to monitor the national junior sports festival and the national sports festival, and help prevent incidents of human rights violations. Various forms of campaigns were organized to promote human rights in sports, including video ads, printed materials, and on-site activities. These efforts helped change the general perception of human rights in sports both in and outside of the world of sports. The activities of the Commission were shared with an external expert advisory committee, the feedback of which was reflected in the Commission’s future operation. Such a cooperative mechanism helped enhance the professionalism and efficiency of the Commission. Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team on Human Rights in Sports was established as a temporary organization. Considering the diversity of the sports world and the wide-ranging unresolved human rights issues, a short-term approach can only lead to limited outcome. Thus, there is a need to establish a separate, specialized division in charge of all things related to human rights in sports. 65 Key Activities Investigations were carried out on multiple fronts to cover various stakeholders (athletes with