[Table 1-1-1] Subcommittees and Their Areas of Responsibility Areas of responsibility Committee on Human Rights Violations I Ex officio investigations on human rights violations by the prosecution, police, National Intelligence Service, National Assembly, and courts Ex officio investigations for petitions concerning the military Visiting investigations concerning the police and military Committee on Human Rights Violations II Ex officio investigations on human rights violations by detention and protection facilities (excluding mental healthcare facilities and those for children and persons with disabilities), other national institutions, local governments, etc. Visiting investigations for detention and protection facilities Committee on Discrimination Remedy Ex officio and visiting investigations on acts of discrimination motivated by reasons specified in the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Act (excluding "disability") and by other reasons Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Ex officio and visiting investigations on acts of discrimination based on disabilities and human rights violations at facilities for persons with disabilities and mental healthcare Committee on Child Rights Ex officio investigations on human rights infringement against children under 19 (excluding persons with disabilities) Ex officio and visiting investigations for human rights violations committed at protection facilities for children, juvenile reformatories, etc. ■ Conciliation Committees To facilitate prompt and fair mediation on petitions, the Commission operates Conciliation Committees for human rights violations, acts of discrimination, sexual discrimination, and disability-motivated discrimination. Conciliation Committees members are selected among human rights experts with professional knowledge and experience who have worked in a related national or private institution for at least ten years; those who have served as a judge, prosecutor, military judicial officer, or lawyer for at least ten years; or those who have held the position of assistant professor or higher at a college or a government-certified research institute for at least ten years. Each Conciliation Committee comprises three members: a committee chairperson who is a commissioner and two mediation members (external members). National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2018 11 Part 1 | Introduction Sub-committee