petition of those confined in a detention or protection facility with limited access to a phone, we visit such facilities for the face-to-face submission of petitions10). Upon receiving a petition, we enter into an investigation. If the case is recognized as a human rights violation or discrimination, the petitionee or his/her supervisory agency is recommended to take action to prevent any recurrence and ensure restoration. If the petition does not fall under the Commission's subjects of investigation as defined in the NHRCK Act, the petition is rejected. If it does not constitute a human rights violation or discrimination, the case is dismissed. The number of petitions submitted in 2018 reached 9,280, a 24.7% (3,049 cases) decrease (23.5%) were related to discrimination, and 25 (0.3%) concerned other matters. Emergency Remedies Emergency remedial measures may be taken pursuant to the NHRCK Act when a petition is recognized to be a subject of investigation and when it is deemed highly probable for the act of human rights violation or discrimination to be ongoing and thereby incur irreparable damage if left unresolved. In January 2018, a petitioner requested an emergency remedy, stating that the petitioner was treated unfavorably in personnel reshuffling by the petitionee for making a statement to the Commission as a testifier. We recommended that the petitionee, the head of a social welfare facility, redress the situation and requested legal aid for the petitioner to the chairperson of the Korean Bar Association Legal Aid Foundation. In February, an ethnic Korean from China who had to look after her sick mother and sister filed for an emergency remedy, arguing that it was unfair for immigration authorities to dismiss her application for citizenship and order forced deportation for using a passport under a false name in the past. We recommended that Korea Immigration Service extend the period of temporary release from detention, and this recommendation was accepted. 10) Pursuant to Article 31 (2) and (4) of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Act, the Commission shall have a commissioner or a staff member visit a confinement or care facility to receive an oral or written petition from an internee who wishes to file a petition in person in front of the Commission's commissioner or staff member. National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2018 81 Part 2 | Commission's Major Activities from 12,329 cases in 2017. Of these, 7,070 (76.2%) were related to human rights violations, 2,185