National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 Since its inception to the end of 2019, a cumulative total of 108,214 petitions were filed in relation to human rights violations. The largest number of petitions were related to detention facilities (30,948 petitions or 28.6%), followed by multi-user care facilities (26,448 or 24.4%), police (21,151 or 19.5%), and central administrative agencies (7,080 or 6.5%). The largest proportion of petitions was related to detention facilities, multi-user care facilities, and the police. B. Petitions Processed violation every year. In 2019, it processed 6,635 petitions, which is 1,084 less compared to the number of petitions filed and more focus placed on processing long-term cases carried over from 2017. In 2019, 531 petitions related to human rights violations were remedied, which is 137 (20.5%) less compared to the previous year. This is largely due to a fall in cases closed by settlement (98 less). By type of institutions, there was a significant decrease in the number of cases related to the police (83 less cases) and to detention facilities (53 less cases). For the same reason, the rate of remedied cases has been falling for three consecutive years, from 8.7% in 2018 to 8.0% in 2019. Meanwhile, compared to the previous year, there were more petitions closed with a recommendation (35 more cases). 71 Key Activities previous year. The decrease in petition processing can be attributed to both a decrease in the Part 2 Since 2013, the Commission has processed over 7,000 petitions related to human rights