and allow suspects to take notes during investigations and to improve the conditions of jail cells. We strived to maximize the effectiveness of our investigation procedures by making our preliminary investigations a part of an official process conducted by a dedicated unit to enhance the efficiency of our main investigation, streamlining our case dismissal and closing procedures through the amendment of the Regulations on Investigations and Remedies of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination, and strengthening the management of the creation of rulings. We developed government performance assessment criteria and accordingly assessed the implementation status of the Commission's recommendations and human rights improvement efforts at 43 central administrative institutions and 243 local government bodies. D. Response to Key Human Rights Issues Special Investigation Team for Sexual Harassment and Violence in the Fields of Culture and Arts A string of sexual harassment and sexual violence cases in the fields of culture and arts were disclosed and reported via the media in 2018. In response, the Commission and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism formed and operated a special investigation team for 100 days from March 12 to handle cases disclosed through the #Me Too movement, etc. This special investigation team looked into a total of 36 cases, including six directly submitted to the team and 30 transferred upon request by the victims, among 175 cases submitted to the Special Report and Counseling Center for Cases in the Fields of Culture and Arts under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. We held meetings and seminars with over 40 relevant institutions, organizations, and experts and analyzed the results of the survey of 4,380 respondents (among 64,911 surveyed online), including those from 24 organizations in the fields of culture and arts and students of art colleges. Bas ed on the survey, seminars, and investigations of reported cases, the team proposed four policy tasks: creating an institution committed to sexual harassment and violence cases in the fields of culture and arts; enacting laws on the protection of the status and rights of artists to eliminate blind spots; revamping laws and institutions to exclude perpetrators in sexual harassment and violence cases from public support; and coming up with a standard contract form specifying preventive measures for sexual harassment, etc., and making the use of this 28 Introduction