National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2015
the investigation (6.2%). As for the withdrawn cases that account for a vast majority of the
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that were expired (2.2%); and 335 cases that were found groundless or inappropriate for
dismissed ones, many of them were due to resolution of the problem that was the cause of the
To look at the number of the complaints handled in 2015 by different entities, the
Commission handled 1,597 cases against detention facilities, 3,546 against group care facilities,
1,548 against the police, and 533 against schools.
[Table 2-2-4] Complaints on Human Rights Violations by Entity and Resolution in 2015
(Unit: case)
Accepted
Reco
Recom
mmen
Criminal men
dationr
Urgent Settle
Sub Charge/ dation
for
Re
total Investi
ment
gation Disci medy Recom
Request plinary
menda
Action
tion
Not Accepted
Adjust
ment/
Resolu
tion
through
Basic
Investi
gation
Category
Recei
ved
Total
# of Cases
8,496
8,800
418
8
3
0
130
277
0
0
5,417 79 2,830 56
%
-
100
4.8
0.1
0
0
1.5
3.1
0
0
61.6
0.9
32.2
0.6
Prosecution
144
174
4
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
101
2
63
4
Consen Legal
sual
Aid
Settle
Re
ment quest
Reje Trans Dism
cted ferred issed
Sus
pen
ded
Police
1,363
1,548
77
0
2
0
13
62
0
0
721
20
694
36
Detention Facilities
1,715
1,596
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
896
12
685
1
NIS
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
Army
153
166
9
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
112
0
42
3
Other National
Agencies
259
328
5
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
189
4
130
0
Caring Facilities
3,473
3,548
272
7
1
0
86
178
0
0
2,554 17
703
2
Criminal Justice
Agencies
61
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
1
48
1
Legislature
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
Local Governments
443
487
20
1
0
0
5
14
0
0
237
1
228
1
Immigration
Office and etc.
Public Servicerelated
Organizations
81
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
9
0
190
234
8
0
0
0
3
5
0
0
119
1
105
1
Schools
550
532
21
0
0
0
12
9
0
0
346
19
139
7
Etc.
55
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
2
8
0
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