National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions 1. Status of Recommendations and Opinions In 2021, the Commission made 26 policy recommendations, which is one more compared to the previous year. It expressed 76 opinions, which, though it is a decrease of 17.4% over the previous year, it is still at a higher level than in 2019, an indication that the Commission remained actively involved in addressing human rights issues through institutional improvements. Meanwhile, since its inception, the Commission’s recommendations were accepted at a rate of 87.2% on a cumulative basis. With the exclusion of 2020 (87.5%), the rate of acceptance in the last five consecutive years was 90% or higher. [Table 2-1-1] Status of Recommendations and Opinions on Related Laws and Policies over the Last Five Years (in number of cases and percentage) Total Sub total Full acceptance Partial acceptance Non-acceptance Under review Acceptance Full acceptance Partial acceptance Opinions expressed Opinions submitted Rate of acceptance (%) Classification Policy recommendations Cumulative sum 1,096 439 210 157 54 19 87.2 49.9 37.3 627 30 2021 102 26 6 3 - 18 100.0 66.7 33.3 76 - 2020 118 25 10 11 3 1 87.5 41.7 45.8 92 1 2019 102 25 7 16 2 - 92.0 28.0 64.0 75 2 2018 63 28 15 11 2 - 92.9 53.6 39.3 32 3 2017 64 30 20 10 - - 100.0 66.7 33.3 33 1 * The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date the Commission was established) to December 31, 2021. * For the purpose of statistics production: Rate of full acceptance = (Full acceptance) / (Full acceptance + partial acceptance + non-acceptance) × 100 Rate of partial acceptance = (Partial acceptance) / (Full acceptance + partial acceptance + non-acceptance) × 100 Rate of acceptance = (Full acceptance + partial acceptance) / (Full acceptance + partial acceptance + non-acceptance) × 100 * ‌Based on the Guidelines for Production and Management of Human Rights Statistics (Article 109 of NHRCK Regulations), the ‘under review’ item was excluded from the computation of acceptance rate. 36