ANNUAL REPORT 2015 3. Main Duty 1) ‌Recommendations for the improvement of laws, regulations, institutions, policies, and practices related to human rights 2) ‌Investigations on and remedies for the cases of human rights violations and discriminatory acts 3) Education and campaigns on human rights 4) Implementation and integration of international human rights treaties in Korea 5) Cooperation with human rights groups and organizations at home and abroad 4. Organization ■ ‌Commission: Total of 11 Commissioners including the Chairperson, three Standing Commissioners, and seven Non-Standing Commissioners - ‌Four Commissioners shall be nominated by the President of Korea; four shall be elected by the National Assembly; and three shall be nominated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and then approved by the President of Korea. - Three-year term (only one consecutive term is allowed) - Chairperson and Standing Commissioners are public officials in political service. - The Commission has to have at least four female commissioners. ■ Secretariat: ‌ Led by the Secretary General, and comprised of three Bureaus, 12 Divisions, three Teams, four Regional Offices - Number of personnel: 190 (as of December 31st, 2015) ■Organizational Chart2) 2)Scope of work for each committee in the Commission -‌Rectification Human Rights Violation Committee I: Human rights violations cases related to the prosecution, police, National Intelligence Service, military, legislative and judiciary institutions -‌Rectification Human Rights Violation Committee II: Human rights violation cases related to detention and protective facilities (excluding group care facilities for the mentally disabled), other national institutions (local governments, schools, and public service-related organizations) -Discrimination Remedy Committee: Discrimination cases against a person or those within national institutions -‌Disability Discrimination Remedy Committee: Disability discrimination cases against a person or those within national institutions, and human rights violation cases within group care facilities 4 | National Human Rights Commission of Korea