National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea 2. Human Rights Promotion Projects A. Establishment and Improvement of Human Rights System in Local Governments With the recommendation of the NHRCK in 2012, and the increasing consensus on the need to establish human rights systems in local communities, as of May 2014, 69 local governments5) enacted human rights ordinances. However, the implementation level is varied by the understanding of local government officials and the interest of local communities. In this regard, the Commission determined to match the pace of the local community human rights system establishment project up to the level and conditions of each region in 2014. First, on July 4, it held a workshop to identify implementation measures of the human rights system in Gangwon Province, which resulted in a number of outcomes such as the increased awareness of local government officials in charge of the human rights system, the sharing of best practices in other governments, the development of strategic directions and implementation tasks in Gangwon Province, and the networking with civil society organizations in the region. Consecutive workshops on regional human rights systems were held in Ulsan (Oct. 13, 2014), and Daejeon/Chungcheong (Nov. 25, 2014), to identify the best implementation measures tailored to the differing conditions of each region. With the support from the Commission, there has been significant success in realizing the institutionalization of human rights system in many local governments, including Busan Metropolitan City, South Chungcheong Province, and Suwon City which either conducted the basic research to establish a framework of human rights 5) 15 metropolitan governments and 54 primary local governments Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Institutions, Policies and Practices ▪▪▪ 55