he status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights adopted at the UN
General Assembly in 1993.
- The Committee stated in the 4th Concluding Observations in November 2015 that while it noted the
efforts of the NHRCK to secure legislative guarantees of its independence and a transparent and partici
patory process for the selection and appointment of its members, it recommended to the State party to
adopt the legislation necessary to ensure a fully transparent and participatory process for the selection a
nd appointment of members to the NHRCK at all stages of the process, to establish an independent co
mmittee to nominate candidates and to guarantee the independence of the members of the Commission.
2) Questions
- Please provide opinion on legislative measures to guarantee a transparent and participatory proc
ess of the selection and appointment of members including ‘establishment of a committee to nomi
nate candidates.’
6. Implementation, monitoring and change of the NAP
1) Current Status
- On 25 July 2016, the NHRCK recommended to the government to establish the 3rd National Action
Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights(NAP)(2017-2021) in reflection of the content o
f the 1st and 2nd NAPs, their implementation and evaluation as well as pending human rights issues, an
d the government(Ministry of Justice) announced the 3rd NAP(2018-2022) in August 2018.
- Pursuant to the Regulation on National Human Rights Policy Council(Presidential Decree No. 340, pa
rtially amended, 23 May 2015), the NAP, in principle, has to be established through the process of the
National Human Rights Policy Council; established NAP may be amended through deliberation of the
Council when needed due to changes of international human rights standards or changed possibility of
domestic implementation(article 7); and the Council shall evaluate implementation of the NAP at the ye
ar it ends and review and reflect the result of evaluation in establishing the next NAP(article 9).
2) Questions