Section 2. Investigations and Remedies: Human Rights Violations 1. Status of Petitions A. Petitions Submitted In 2018, a total of 7,070 petitions related to human rights violations were submitted, a decrease by 2,074 cases (22.7%) from the previous year. This is because petitions concerning the police (down by 326 cases), detention facilities (down by 446 cases), and group care facilities (down by 591 cases), which had dramatically surged following the President's announcement to reinforce the Commission's standing in May 2017, recorded a sharp downturn in 2018. The number of group care facilities has decreased steadily since 2015, and this can be attributed to the Mental Health Welfare Act, which was amended to shorten hospitalization periods at mental healthcare institutions, etc. Meanwhile, the number of petitions related to schools, which had been on a continued rise prior to 2018, decreased. However, the decreased figure was close to the average over the three years prior to 2017 (547 cases). [Table 2-2-2] Human Rights Petitions Submitted in the Last Five Years by Institution Year Sub -total Prosecution Police ImmiPublic National Other DetenProJudicial Local grationserviceIntellinational Legislation Military tection instigovern- related Schools related Others gence institture facilities facilities tutions ments instiorganiService utions tutions zations Cumulative 101,147 3,008 19,833 29,686 sum 258 2,280 7,503 24,841 1,207 76 4,734 397 4,143 1,441 1,740 2018 7,070 129 1,236 1,811 11 256 304 2,017 56 1 290 56 518 196 189 2017 9,144 199 1,562 2,257 10 280 486 2,608 97 11 470 83 668 291 122 2016 8,161 142 1,484 1,651 9 199 315 3,036 77 2 307 59 594 222 64 2015 8,499 144 1,363 1,715 4 153 259 3,473 61 6 445 81 551 190 55 2014 8,708 190 1,539 1,631 11 182 392 3,464 83 3 387 18 497 230 81 *The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date of the establishment of the Commission), to December 31, 2018. 84 Commission's Major Activities