National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2015 issues on June 23rd. The Chairperson announced a statement on October 20th to welcome the 20th Reunion of dispersed families in South and North Korea to be held in Geumgang mountain from October 20th to 26th. In the statement, the Chairperson expressed that the 20th reunion is especially significant for it came 20 months after the previous one, going through the high-level meeting between inter-Korean officials which took place in the midst of the military tension between the two Koreas in August and overcoming many concerns. He emphasized that the issue on dispersed families should be considered as the most pressing human rights issue between the two Koreas, and that we must maximize the frequency and scale of reunions, working hard to allow the people concerned to remain in touch while reunions are not yet possible. ■ ‌Chairperson’s statement to welcome the UN General Assembly’s decision to adopt the UN Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK The Chairperson announced a statement on December 18th to welcome the UN General Assembly’s decision to adopt the UN Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK on the day before. Through the statement, the Chairperson expressed that it is meaningful to note that the UN Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK not only gains in volume and content but also wins the support from an increasing number of member countries year by year. In this context, he called on the North to show more action not only in terms of North Korean human rights issues but also on other inter-Korean human rights issues, including war prisoners, abductees, and dispersed families. In addition, he went on to call for more support for and interest in North Korean human rights issues from the society as well. 2) Institutional Foundation Related to North Korean Human Rights Issues ■ ‌“Report Center for North Korean Defectors” and “North Korean Human Rights Records Depository” The Report Center for North Korean Defectors and the North Korean Human Rights Records Depository opened on March 15th, 2011. Since then, they have been collecting and recording the human right abuse cases experienced by war prisoners, abductees, and dispersed families in Part II Major Activities of NHRCK | 71 Major Activities of NHRCK ■Chairperson’s statement to welcome the 20th reunion of dispersed families Part II his expectations for closer cooperation and more progress regarding North Korean human rights