Key Activities Section 5. ‌Activities to Promote and Improve Human Rights in Sports A. Overview 1) Background Violence and sexual violence in sports emerged in the public realms following a 2007 policy recommendation by the Commission to safeguard and promote the rights of student athletes, and the subsequent TV program “A Human Rights Report on Sports and Sexual Violence” aired by the Korea Broadcast System. In November 2008, the Commission conducted a survey of student athletes in junior high schools and high schools, and announced the General Measures for the Rights of Student Athletes. The final output of all subsequent activities was the recommendation of the Guidelines on Human Rights in Sports in 2010. The Korean Sports & Olympic Committee, which is a leading sports organization in Korea, seemed to be taking actions, including putting in place a voluntary reporting and investigation system, launching a team dedicated to protecting the rights of athletes, and opening a web portal to receive reports. Nothing has changed, however. In January 2019, an incident of serious violence and sexual violence suffered by an ice skating athlete became known to the public. The revelation highlighted the need for a more fundamental and comprehensive solution, and not a perfunctory change or temporary remedy. The incident triggered the establishment and operation of the Special Investigation Team for Human Rights in Sports by the Commission in February 2019. 2) Purpose The purpose is to enable more accurate monitoring of violence and sexual violence in the world of sports, find a fundamental and comprehensive solution, and take appropriate remedial actions based on quick, proper investigations of reports received. 58