Introduction National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2016 At a GANHRI subcommittee evaluation, the Commission was accredited with “A” status in recognition of its efforts to amend the NHRC Act. The accreditation came after being postponed for three times. The Commission's Chairperson Lee Sung-ho became chair of the GANHRI Working Group on Ageing. Thanks to his active involvement at the working group, national human rights organizations were officially entitled to participate in the meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at its seventh session for the first time. Meanwhile, the Commission strengthened exchanges and cooperation with human rights organizations, including meetings and workshops with human rights activists, distribution of published materials and information, and visits to groups particularly vulnerable to abuse. To reinforce preventative measures, the Commission established and executed a general plan for dedicated human rights trainers, diversified its promotional platforms to include Facebook, Podcasts, and blogs, and identified and produced various human rights contents such as webtoons, essays, and photos. Meanwhile, a survey of human rights awareness revealed that 82% of respondents agreed to the need for human rights education. However, only 12.8% of them said they have had such education. This finding highlights the need to establish the Human Rights Training Institute to meet the demand for such education. Also, 39.8% of respondents said they were familiar with the Commission. This highlights the need to further promote the activities of the Commission so that it can play a more significant role in remedying human rights infringements and discriminations. 20