National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2017 11 [Table 1-1-1] Sub-committee areas of responsibility Sub-committee Areas of responsibility Rectification Human Rights Violation Committee II Human rights violations by other state organizations, local governments, schools (excluding cases where the victim is a child), and detention and protective facilities (excluding facilities for persons with disabilities and mental health care facilities) Discrimination Remedy Committee Discriminations by corporate bodies, groups or private men Disability Discrimination Remedy Committee Discrimination based on disabilities, and human rights violations in facilities for persons with disabilities and mental health care facilities Children’s Rights Committee Human rights infringement against children under 18 in children welfare facilities and schools, discriminations against children and youths (excluding those against persons with disabilities, and sexual harassment cases) ■ Mediation Committee To facilitate prompt and fair mediation of complaints, the Commission operates mediation committees for human rights violations, discriminations, sexual discriminations, and discrimination against people with disabilities. Since 2005, the Commission has appointed as mediation committee members people with professional knowledge and experience in human rights issues, who worked in a related national or private organization for ten years or more, were a judge, prosecutor, military judicial officer, or lawyer for ten years or more, or worked as an assistant professor or in a higher position in a college or a publically-recognized research institute for ten years or more. Each mediation committee comprises three persons; a chairman who is a commissioner and two mediation members (external members). Mediation applications are received at any time before the Commission makes a final review and decision, including at the time a complaint is filed or whilst an investigation is on-going. For cases requiring mediation, either referred to by consent of both parties or by authority of the Commission, the mediation process encourages the parties to reach a voluntary agreement to Introduction Human rights violations by the prosecution, police, National Intelligence Service, military, legislative and judiciary institutions Part 1 Rectification Human Rights Violation Committee I