National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea 1. Human Rights Counseling A. Counseling [Table 2-2-1] Counseling by Year (Unit: case, %) Cumulative Total Human Rights Violations Discriminatory Acts Others In-Person Complaints Resulting in Counseling Total 202,083 100.0 73,233 36.2 17,855 8.8 89,986 44.5 21,009 10.4 2013 35,508 100.0 13,787 38.8 2,978 8.4 17,421 49.1 1,322 3.7 2012 29,267 100.0 11,823 40.4 2,529 8.6 13,549 46.3 1,366 4.7 2011 25,303 100.0 8,957 35.4 2,293 9.1 12,692 50.1 1,361 5.4 2010 24,772 100.0 8,806 35.6 2,141 8.6 11,825 47.7 2,000 8.1 2009 20,077 100.0 6,738 33.6 1,974 9.8 2,644 13.2 8,721 43.4 * Cumulative Total: November 2001 to December 31, 2013. * The in-person complaints resulting in counseling are not categorized into further details, e.g, human rights violations and discrimination. B. Counseling on Human Rights Violations The most notable peculiarity of counseling for human rights violations in 2013 was that counseling in schools of all grade levels surged compared with the previous year. The number of counseling applications nearly doubled in just one year from 453 in 2011 to 868 in 2012, and 815 in 2013. This was not only because all levels of schools were subject to the investigation of the Commission after the revision of the National Human Rights Commission Act on March 21, 2012, but also because school violence, suicide and social outcast have emerged as serious social issues. Counseling on group care facilities constantly Chapter 2. Investigations and Remedies: Human Rights Violations and Discriminatory Acts ▪ ▪ ▪ 107