As a project to ensure protection of rights to freedom including freedom of expression, the Commission reviewed the 4rd draft of government report on implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and provided feedbacks citing that the draft did not fulfill due diligence required of government reports as it only highlighted positive achievements without mentioning challenges and obstacles in implementing the Covenant. In terms of its contents, the Commission found the report to be insufficient in presenting impacts or effects of introducing a legislation or system as well as concerns and recommendations of the Human Rights Committee(hereafter 'HRC'). While a number of social issues were raised with regard to freedom of expression, one of the most fundamental rights to freedom, the efforts of the Commission for effective response were limited by lack of manpower. At the same time, the Commission proposed recommendations (January 2, 2012) on nd the 2 phase NAP (2012-2016) based on its analysis on evaluation of the 1st phase implementation, overall human rights conditions in Korea, and local and international human rights standards and cases, which laid the groundwork to formulate a comprehensive human rights policy on a government level. In addition, it hosted an international conference in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Administration and Security on effective implementation of right of access to information set forth in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to review degree of access to information guaranteed to people with disabilities at home and abroad, to improve measures by benchmarking international laws and institutions, and to build a network with related local and international organizations and expert groups. In addition, the Commission swiftly reviewed human rights-related laws and policies to promote rights to information privacy and presented diverse recommendations and opinions. It made steady efforts to raise the level of privacy protection in Korean society, including stating that access to personal information and GPS information must obtain consent of individuals for operating an electronic system to manage in-home welfare 22 Part I. Introduction