National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2015
(Unit: case)
Detention
Total Prosecu
tion Police Facilities NIS
Army
Public
Immigr
Other
Caring Criminal
Local ation Schools ServiceNational Facilities
Justice Legisl
related
Agencies
Agencies ature Gov’nt Office,
Organizat
etc.
ions
Cumul. 767,612 2,538 15,551 23,967 228 1,545 6,401 17,174
977
62
3,669 199
2015
8,496 144 1,363 1,715
3
153
259
3,473
61
6
443
2014
8,701 190 1,539 1,631
11
182
392
3,464
83
3
2013
7,457 157
1,330 1,688
16
141
315
2,728
74
2012
6,946 147 1,221 1,731
16
184
424
2,115
2011
5,425 139 1,107 1,360
15
132
530
1,555
Etc.
2,353
732
1,365
81
550
190
55
387
18
490
230
81
6
343
23
412
179
45
85
0
335
27
480
133
48
71
3
247
40
199
0
27
※ Cumulative Total: November 25th, 2001, to December 31st, 2015
※ Statistics above are subject to change due to recent corrections and changes, and may seem different from the previous
figures.
From the inception of the Commission to the end of 2015, the cumulative total of complaints
received is 76,761 cases. By different entities the complaints on human rights violations were
filed against: those against detention facilities accounted for 31.3% of the total (23,967 cases
out of 76.761 cases); followed by those against group care facilities with 22.4% (17,174 cases);
those against the police with 20.3% (15,551 cases); and those against other national agencies
with 8.4% (6,401 cases). While the complaints against detention facilities and the police account
for more than half, there is a rapid increase in the number of complaints against group caring
facilities. Also, pursuant to revisions made in the NHRC Act in 2012, schools and public
service-related organizations were included in the scope of the NHRCK investigation, showing
a steady increase in the number of complaints received.
B. Complaints Handled
The number of complaints on human rights violations handled over the last three years shows
a steady increase: while the Commission handled 7,453 cases in 2013, there were 8,093 in
2014, and 8,800 in 2015. Such increase in the number may be attributed not only to the increase
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Major Activities of NHRCK
Year
Part II
[Table 2-2-2] Complaints on Human Rights Violations Filed Against Entities