changes is enhancing the accessibility of the Commission to vulnerable fields of human rights, conducting monitoring on a day to day basis, and creating a society with solid respect for human rights. In this sense, on top of investigations into complaints, the Commission launched on-site investigations on military prisons, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and immigration detention centers in order to offer preventive remedies on potential violations. Furthermore, while actively conducting suo moto investigations into allegations discovered during complaint investigation, the Commission carried out a status survey of torture victims for the first time as a government organization to reinforce internal capabilities for on-site investigation, to fulfill a fundamental role of a national human rights institution mandated by the Optional Protocol to the Anti-Torture Treaty, and to subject approaches of status survey correspond to international guidelines, all of which contributing to standardizing investigation into torture damage in Korea. As for correctional facilities, while complaints on common violations decreased, there was a growth in complaints of violation of social rights including lack of medical services and amenities. Given that, the Commission worked hard to identify new human rights issues: conducting on-site investigations into human rights aspects of newly-built correctional facilities, recommending refraining from adopting tower-type building design, and promoting human rights in facility management. In addition, the Commission presented the Guidelines on Human Rights of Migrants, which is meaningful for being the first such recommendation ever in the world. Steady cooperation has been pursued in the process at a substantial and specific level by field forces, academia, experts, government officials, and civil society, with clear directions and comprehensive perspectives suggested on migrant-related projects to be pursued by the government as well as discourses on human rights of migrants. Internally, it formulated the Mid to Long-Term Action Plans on Multi-cultural Human Rights Policies of the Commission, and completed two main pillars to ensure its migrants-related activities can be implemented in line with government policies. Despite the efforts and achievements, still there is a long way to go for advancement of Chapter 3. Investigations and Remedies: Civil Rights Violations 99