Introduction Rights Education Council, School Human Rights Education Council, and University Human Rights Center Council to institutionalize professional human rights training and education. The Commission expressed opinion on a proposed bill to promote education and training on labor rights and recommended introducing human rights education and training in nursing homes. rights centers in colleges, a study on how to apply more systematic human rights training in the training of state public officials in public administration. Strengthening cooperation with local human rights institutions With establishment of human rights ordinances and dedicated human rights institutions at the local government level, and discussions on ‘local governments and human rights’ at the international level, the Commission established and operated the Special Regional Human Rights Committee to strengthen expertise on regional human rights issues and identify new tasks. An increasing variety of activities were organized with regional human rights organizations to build a systematic and efficient network of cooperation. The Commission looked into the number of personnel in charge of human rights affairs at local governments, and organized meetings with the human rights committees in metropolitan municipalities, and meetings with personnel in charge of human rights affairs at local governments in the capital area. It also organized the 2020 Convention of Human Rights Advocates, which was virtually attended by representatives of local human rights organizations, human rights administrative personnel, and activists who are involved in promoting human rights at the local level. Under the topic of ‘The significance of an equality law and what roles human rights advocates can play,’ the event featured separate sessions on equality law, i.e. one on key issues and responses on the ground, one on obligations of local human rights organizations (regional public administration, local assemblies, and groups), and one on effective enforcement of human rights ordinances, to facilitate presentations and discussions. In view of producing a human rights operating manual for local governments, the Commission sent out a survey on challenges faced and responses received from 71 local governments (11 metropolitan governments and 60 counties and city governments). 15 Introduction renewed curricula for elementary, middle, and high schools, and a factual survey of human rights Part 1 To better understand the shortfalls in training and education, it also carried out a study on human