National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea The Commission has maintained an active posture in current social human rights issues by making suo moto investigations promptly and proactively, though complaints are not received, in case of issues involving human rights violations or discriminatory acts. Such suo moto investigations include the human rights violations claims in the facilities for the disabled and child care facilities, violence of maritime police on Chinese seamen, discrimination against the maternal line in paid leave for auspicious or funeral events in business corporations. On-site monitoring was also conducted in major areas of concern over human rights violations such as the demonstration site of Milyang residents who protested against the building of power transmission towers, the protest meetings against the closing of Jinju Medical Center, etc. In order to improve the satisfaction with the accessibility of local communities to human rights protection, the NHRCK has built a human rights counseling network of its regional offices and regional human rights bodies to share important counseling cases, especially in such areas as migrants, children, the disabled, women, sexual violence, etc. This promoted the degree of satisfaction with regional counseling service. In addition, the Commission conducted on-site examinations on the status of complaints reception in group care facilities to guarantee the people housed in such facilities the right of complaints.. On the other hand, the NHRCK signed an MOU with the Korea Legal Aid Corporation of the Korean Bar Association for the promotion of human rights on October 29, 2013 as an effort to invigorate legal aid activities for the victims of human rights violations and discriminatory acts. Introduction ▪▪▪ 13