National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea for collecting human rights violation cases in North Korea, providing reparations to victims, and conducting human rights education. 2) Establishment of Institutional Foundation for North Korean Human Rights ① The Reporting Center for Human Rights Violations in North Korea and the North Korean Human Rights Documentation Center and Archives The NHRCK opened the Reporting Center for Human Rights Violations in North Korea and the North Korean Human Rights Documentation Center and Archives with the aim of collecting and documenting the experiences of North Korean defectors over the entire process of their escaping from North Korea and gaining passage to South Korea, and actual cases of human rights violations suffered by North Korean defectors, Korean War prisoners and abductees, and separated families on March 15, 2011. There have been cases in the private sector to collect testimonies or records of human rights violations suffered by North Korean defectors. However, it is the first time for a national body to systematically collect and manage information about cases of North Korean human rights violations. With the number of North Korean defectors reaching almost 30,000, it is significantly meaningful that a national institution is collecting the information scattered here and there and compiling it into a single database. Since March 2012, the Centers have documented North Korean human rights violation cases experienced or witnessed by North Korean defectors through surveys conducted with newly entering defectors. They surveyed 619 defectors in 2012, 652 in 2013 and 446 in 2014, totally 1,717 North Korean defectors. The collected data is categorized into violation types and analyzed to develop policy tasks and create promotional videos. Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Institutions, Policies and Practices ▪▪▪ 69