Table of Contents Part I 01 Introduction Chapter 1. Overview················································ 3 Chapter 2. Domestic and International Environment in 2015· ·········· 6 Chapter 3. Basic Directions and Major Achievements in 2015·········· 7 Chapter 4. Evaluation and Challenges · ·····························15 02 Part II Major Activities of Commission Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Institutions, Policies and Practices Section 1. Overview· ················································18 Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions · ·······················19 Section 3. Research ‌ and Surveys on Human Rights Conditions and Human Rights Protection Activities·········································42 Section 4. Special ‌ Task: Reinforcing Activities to Promote North Korean Human Rights ····················································68 Chapter 2. Investigations and Remedies: Human Rights Violations Section 1. Overview ················································77 Section 2. Investigations and Remedies: Human Rights Violations ··········80 Section 3. Investigations and Remedies: Discriminatory Acts············· 109 Section 4. Human Rights Counseling and Complaint Filing· ············· 128