Commission's Major Activities National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2016 search with underwear and gown on, and a more detailed search with a gown but no underwear, depending on the severity of their offense. In the latter case, detainees are neither ordered to put on a jail uniform nor given a detention number, nor do they go through fingerprint collection, mugshot, or showering. In the case in question, there had been no special reason to detain said complainant in jail as the station’s holding cell was not above capacity (up to 27 persons; only detaining four or five persons at the time). And thus, the Commission determined that the jail detention of the complainant prior to a ruling violated his personal rights by failing to comply with the principle of minimum infringement. B. Military ● Invasion of privacy by sharing the contents of a diary The Commission determined that the act of passing around a diary found during a random search10) to be read by non-commissioned officers and senior soldiers was a violation of the diary owner’s human rights. Thus, on 20 July, it recommended to the Commander of Brigade XX that he warn non-commissioned officer XX and train him on the principles of human rights. In October 2015, non-commissioned officer XX was checking the suggestion box and found something unusual with the hinge. He reported this to his company commander and conducted a random search on the same day. During the search, he found four or five suggestion forms as well as a diary and notebook in the locker of the complainant. The complainant’s diary contained information about his daily life at the unit, as well as personal information including his leave plan. The non-commissioned officer passed around the diary for others to read. The Commission found the act of the officer to be a violation of the freedom and privacy of personal life of the complainant. ● Weekend punishment of soldiers who violated rules On 28 September, the Commission recommended that the Minister of National Defense conduct an investigation of weekend punishments organized in military units on the grounds that 10) Random search of barracks and lockers to find anything unusual 52