branch only responded in a limited way through special laws in some cases. Moreover, the process of being recognized as a victim of state violence through retrial and lawsuit in court often caused additional pain for the elderly victims. However, it is the responsibility and duty of the state that committed human rights violations to verify the truth about state violence, take responsibility, compensate the victims, and promise to prevent recurrences. Article 29 of the Constitution also stipulates the right to claim compensation for torts committed by the state, and the Victims Bill of Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2005 also provides that reparations must be adequate, effective, immediate, complete and effective. Fabian Salvioli, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence,44) during a visit to Korea in June 2022, investigated past history issues in Korea, and evaluated that although some government-level measures have been taken to respond to the past in the process of democratization in Korea, a comprehensive or continuous approach has not been explicitly made and urged to guarantee the right to truth, justice, compensation, and prevention of recurrence.45) The damage caused by state violence must be remedied and corrected in order for the grave human rights violations of the past to not be repeated. It is necessary to exclude the application of the statute of limitations, at least for organized and premeditated grave human rights violations involving the state, and to prepare legislative, administrative and judicial alternatives for the victims to not face more difficulties while fighting in court to receive compensation, at least for the cases where the damage has been recognized. 44) Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence 45) Special Rapporteur is expected to submit the final report on the visit to Korea to the UN Human Rights Council in Sept. 2023. 23