Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions 1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions [Table 2-1-1] Status of Recommendations and Opinions on Related Laws and Policies (Unit: cases) Classification Total Policy recommendations Opinions expressed Opinions submitted Cumulative sum 773 361 385 27 2018 62 26 33 3 2017 64 30 33 1 2016 72 44 26 2 2015 36 12 23 1 2014 46 27 18 1 *The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date of the establishment of the Commission), to December 31, 2018. In 2018, the Commission made 26 policy recommendations in total, down by four from the previous year, while the number of opinions presented remained the same at 33. A total of three opinions were submitted, up by two from the previous year. The total number of recommendations and opinions dropped by two from the previous year in 2018. The total number of policy recommendations made, opinions presented, and opinions submitted in view of the need for the improvement of relevant policies and practices through individual petitions reached 16. We made policy recommendations and presented opinions based on the results of ex officio investigations for two cases and made policy recommendations based on the results of visiting investigations of two cases. We made recommendations and presented opinions calling for the preparation for the abolition of the death penalty and the introduction of alternative punishments, the enactment of the Framework Act on Human Rights, and the introduction of alternative civilian service for conscientious objectors. We actively responded to the latest human rights issues by calling for measures for asylum-seekers from Yemen on Jeju Island and visiting the site of the death of a young subcontract worker at Taean Thermal Power Plant and subsequently issuing a statement exhorting protective devices. 40 Commission's Major Activities