2. Human Rights Protection System A. Human Rights Status 2022 Since protecting human rights is the most fundamental role of the state, logically all state activities, laws, organizations, and institutions are a ‘human rights protection system.’ However, this section will look at the topics that have not been examined in other sections among topics related to laws, institutions, recommendations of international human rights organizations, and efforts to implement them in a more direct or specialized way. Institutions or systems that protect human rights sometimes change to reflect the circumstances and the culture of the times, and there were many related discussions in 2022. In Oct. 2022, Korea was defeated for the first time in its history in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for consecutive terms. In the election of the four members of the Asia-Pacific region held at the UN General Assembly in New York, eight countries were nominated and 193 countries participated in the vote. South Korea (123 votes) ranked fifth behind Bangladesh (160 votes), Maldives (154 votes), Vietnam (145 votes), and Kyrgyzstan (126 votes). The UNHRC is responsible for promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in the international community, and for addressing and recommending serious and systemic human rights violations. Although the decision of the UNHRC is not legally binding, it has a significant impact on the international communities and political weight, and can be an important place for South Korea, especially as it discusses the North Korean human rights resolution. Korea was a member state from 2006~2008, 2008~2011, 2013~2015, 2016~2018, and 2020~2022, and in this election, there was a prevailing prospect that it would be reappointed without major change, but contrary to the expectations, it failed. Moreover, the other states that became the member are also not model countries for human rights, so it is necessary to reflect on the reason for the failure.667) Meanwhile, in terms of domestic law, a ‘military human rights officer’ was newly established in the NHRCK from Jul. 1, 2022, due to the revision of the National Human 667) Sisa Journal, Even behind a country with ‘kidnapped marriage,’ Korea’s failure in UNHRC, Oct. 12, 2022. 271