237 editions), which covers diverse human rights conditions in all sectors of society
collected through complaints, counseling and civil applications to be shared by all staffs
every day. Moreover, it published "Quarterly Report" which summarizes the
Commission's opinions and policy decisions by quarter, utilizing it as primary sources for
exploring tasks, including human rights policies, suo moto investigations and special
investigations. It also published "Report on Migrant Workers' Life Story" which covers
multicultural families' rights to housing, education, family unity and health, created
through in-depth interviews with 22 migrant worker families. It also published "Human
Rights Counseling Cases from 2009 to 2010," a report featuring selected cases
representing human rights conditions of Korean society out of 20,562 counseling cases
filed from July 2009 to June 2010. The Commission has tried to identify areas necessary
for further development by providing a list of pending human rights issues that Korean
society should give priority to resolve.
Section 2. Major Activities
In the year 2010, the Commission received 9,159 complaints and handled 22,502 cases
and 26,795 civil applications and inquiries. Complaints, counseling cases, civil
applications and inquiries went up by 2,174 (31%), 3,741 (19.9%), and by 161 (0.6%),
respectively from 2009. The increase rates of civil applications and inquiries were not very
high, as simple inquiries such as phone directory assistance were not included in the count
from 2009.
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