Key NHRCK Activities [Table 2-2-3] Petitions Filed Requests in the Last Five Years by Type (Unit : cases, %) Classification Year Total Cumulative sum 150,897 114,628 76 33,893 22.5 2,376 1.5 2020 8,948 6,530 73 2,385 26.7 33 0.3 2019 9,752 6,979 71.6 2,721 27.9 52 0.5 2018 9,285 7,053 76 2,207 23.8 25 0.2 2017 12,336 9,133 74 3,169 25.7 34 0.3 2016 10,647 8,160 76.6 2,433 22.9 54 0.5 Human rights violation Discrimination Others Part 2 * The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date of the establishment of the Commission), to December 31, 2020. From November 2001 to December 2020, the Commission received a total of 62,009 faceto-face petition applications from detention and protection facilities. Of the 2,376 face-to-face petitions closed in 2020, 314 (13.2%) were filed as petitions, 1,047 (44.1%) closed by counseling, and 983 (41.4%) withdrawn by the petitioners. Face-to-face petitions closed by counseling, which account for the largest percentage of face-to-face petitions processed, decreased slightly in tandem with a decrease in face-to-face petitions filed. Those closed by counseling were mostly inquiries about existing petitions, or investigations and proceedings that do not involve the Commission pursuant to the NHRCK Act. In 2020, the number of face-to-face petitions processed fell due to a suspension of the face-toface petition program under COVID-19. The Commission plans to analyze and refine the face-toface petition program to enhance efficiency. 79 Key NHRCK Activities 3. Face-to-Face Petitions