admissibility of evidence of confessions or statements obtained through torture, and the information on statistics pertaining to cases in which an accused was found guilty under the National Security Law based solely a confession. However, the country report confirmed that there was not a single conviction issued between 2006 and 2011 which was based on a confession obtained by means of torture or based on a confession that lacked supporting evidence. Nevertheless, it is necessary that the Committee be provided with information about the retrial rulings made over the same period that were made to rectify previous convictions of alleged violators of the National Security Act based on confessions obtained through torture." J. Opinion on the Country Report for the Second Cycle of UPR The NHRCK expressed its opinion on the country report for the UPR with the aim of ensuring the Korean government receives in good faith the second cycle of the review in October 2012 and write future country reports that take the recommendations of the UNHCR under consideration during its subsequent sessions (October 8, 2012). In this opinion, the Commission judged that the country report was not written in such a way that it could be used to assess the actual progress of human rights conditions because it simply listed the legal initiatives and policies implemented during the previous four years. Moreover, some of sub-items showed limitations because some of the UNHRC recommendations were not fully covered, previous government positions were repeated, and some items were in contrast with the official position of the government. K. Opinion and Recommendation to Amend the Criminal Act and Other Laws Related to Sexual Violence The elements of rape have not changed since 1953 when the Criminal Act was established. Accordingly, the NHRCK judged that legislative actions, as well as ultimately the amendments to the Criminal Act, are needed as a means of protecting the Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Policies and Practices 61