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[Table 2-2-9] Human Rights Violation Petitions Processed in the Last Five Years
(Unit : cases)
Remedied
Year
Criminal
RecomResolved Rejected
Submitted Processed
investiLegal aid Media- Closed by
Subtotal
mendaduring ingation
requested tion settlement
tions, etc.
vestigation
requested
Cumulative
114,628 112,368 13,060
sum
148
3,113
19
15
1,862
InvestiTransgation
Dismissed
ferred
suspended
7,903 64,800 1,548 32,358
602
6,530
6,385
634
-
307
-
-
37
290
3,898
39
1,760
54
2019
6,979
6,636
528
3
242
-
-
24
259
4,162
125
1,815
6
2018
7,053
7,702
667
3
209
-
-
122
333
4,697
74
2,248
16
2017
9,133
8,576
875
8
210
-
4
59
594
5,414
96
2,166
25
2016
8,160
8,424
903
19
179
1
9
122
573
4,956
82
2,452
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2020
* The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date of the establishment of the Commission), to December 31, 2020.
* Resolved during investigation: Cases resolved smoothly or without the need to take remedial measures thanks to the efforts of or
mediation by investigators among the cases rejected or dismissed
* Rejected and dismissed: Cases closed by rejection or dismissal excluding those resolved during investigation
2. Ex Officio Investigations and On-site Inspections
A. Ex Officio Investigations
In 2020, the Commission completed the ex officio investigations initiated in 2019 on suicides
committed by junior military officers, human rights violations against those residing in facilities
for persons with severe disabilities, and incidents of violence and sexual violence in sports, and
made recommendations or requested police investigations.
Despite challenges posed on face-to-face contacts by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission
decided to carry out ex officio investigations of human rights violation cases reported in sports,
against children, and persons with disabilities in residential care homes.
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* Recommendations, etc.: Sum of recommendations made for settlements, remedial action, disciplinary action, and emergency remedies,
to which respondent institutions are obligated to confirm whether they accept such recommendations under the National Human Rights
Commission of Korea Act