www.humanrights.go.kr monitor the human rights conditions of this population, conducted surveys of students’rights at school, and executed in-depth on-site monitoring for possible school-based protection of at-risk Part I juveniles. Enhancing the rights of the elderly prevent violation of human rights in sanatoriums. It organized the 2016 ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons, where subject matter experts from 35 countries discussed ways to guarantee the right to health and eradicate poverty for the elderly. At the 11th ASEM Summit, the Commission was recognized for its activities to promote the human rights of older persons. As a result, the Commission gained approval to open the ASEM Global Ageing Center by 2018 and continue its activities to promote human rights of older persons. In addition, the Commission organized monitoring activities of leisure welfare programmes for the elderly by older persons themselves. It also sought to raise public awareness on various issues facing the elderly population through a Chairperson’s statement on the World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day. Enhancing the rights of persons with disabilities The Commission stepped up its policy efforts for persons with disabilities. It made policy recommendations to rectify discrimination faced by this specific group when using airlines or ships, expressed its opinion regarding the proposed amendment to the Enforcement Decree on the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act, and conducted surveys of below-standard public facilities to monitor accessibility for the disabled. The Commission actively responded to various issues, including a request for an ex officio investigation of the atrocities that took place in a housing facility for disabled persons and urging a prompt on-site investigation of a scandal where a mentally disabled person was forced to slavery at a cattle shed. It also performed its role as the entity in charge of rectifying discrimination against persons with disabilities. It organized discussions on the implementation of the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination against the Disabled in seven regions (including 11 Introduction The Commission worked to achieve institutional improvements, including a policy review to