www.humanrights.go.kr Section 2. Investigations ‌ and Remedies: Human Rights Abuses 1. Complaints received and handled A. Statistics of complaints received In 2016, a total of 8,167 complaints were received, which is 333 (3.9%) less compared to the previous year. This can be attributed to a smaller number of complaints related to protective facilities, which had been on a continuous rise until 2014 (440 less complaints than in 2015), the police, military, other national institutions, and public service-related organizations over complaints (29.4%) received compared to the previous year. [Table 2-2-1] Human rights abuse complaints filed against entities in the last five years (in number of cases) Year Total ProsecuPolice tion Detention facilities Cumu84,939 2,673 17,157 25,616 lative Public National ImmiOther ProLocal service IntelliJudicial Legislagration Military state tective governSchools -related Others gence agencies ture Office, agencies facilities ments organiService etc. zations 237 1,743 6,706 20,207 1,054 64 3,973 258 2,939 953 1,359 2016 8,167 134 1,437 1,649 9 198 306 3,033 77 2 303 59 576 221 163 2015 8,500 145 1,363 1,715 3 153 259 3,473 61 6 445 81 551 190 55 2014 8,708 190 1,539 1,631 11 182 392 3,464 83 3 387 18 497 230 81 2013 7,457 157 1,330 1,688 16 141 315 2,728 74 6 343 23 412 179 45 2012 6,946 147 1,221 1,731 16 184 424 2,115 85 - 335 27 480 133 48 * ‌The cumulative figures total the numbers from the time the Commission was established (25 November 2001) to 31 December 2016. The cumulative number of human rights complaints received by the Commission from its inception to the end of 2016 totaled 84,939. By institution, detention facilities were at the top with 25,616 complaints (30.2%), followed by protective facilities (20,207 complaints or 23.8%), 47 Commission's Major Activities the previous year. Notably, military-related complaints increased significantly, with 45 more Part II 142 less complaints related to local governments, and a rise in the number of cases involving