National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021
[Table 2-2-10] Human Rights Petitions Submitted in the Last Five Years by Institution
(Unit: cases)
Others
Multi- person
care facilities
Medical institutions
Educational institutions
Public institutions
Immigration-related
organizations
Detention facilities
Local governments
Other state organizations
The Judiciary
The Legislature
Central administrative
agencies
The Military
National Intelligence Service
The Police
The Prosecution
Total
Years
Cumulative
122,093 3,387 23,674 268 2,510 7,189 106 1,420 1,316 5,144 2,952 7,175 34,590 1,161 29,451 290 1,460
sum
2021
7,430
97 1,259
12 238
511
10
92
38
484
362
877 1,830
91 1,223
52 254
2020
6,557
118 1,192
4 200
332
9
70
28
392
276
535 1,714
57 1,426
59 145
2019
6,986
146 1,320
10 190
447
4
85
28
405
294
669 1,693
50 1,499
26 120
2018
7,054
128 1,259
12 187
263
3
59
15
273
208
583 1,827
67 2,091
11
68
2017
9,132
219 1,543
12 251
451
10 102
30
412
286
745 2,269
74 2,636
22
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* The cumulative sum is the total from November 25, 2001 (the date of the establishment of the Commission), to December 31, 2021.
* The statistics of submitted and processed complaints include concluded cases that were re-investigated due to the cancellation of
administrative proceedings
Since its inception until the end of 2021, a cumulative total of 122,093 petitions were filed in
relation to human rights violations. The largest number of petitions were related to correctional
facilities (34,590 petitions or 28.3%), followed by multi-user care facilities (29,451 or 24.1%),
police (23,674 or 19.4%), and central administrative agencies (7,189 or 5.9%). The largest
proportion of petitions was related to detention facilities, multi-user care facilities, and the police.
B. Petitions Processed
In 2021, the Commission processed 6,839 petitions, which is 460 (7.2%) more compared to the
previous year.
In 2021, 695 petitions were remedied in relation to human rights violations, which is 64 (10.1%)
more compared to the previous year. This is largely due to a rise in recommendations for remedial
actions and cases resolved during investigation, which rose by 52 and 33, respectively, from
the previous year. On the other hand, there were 13 and nine fewer petitions that ended with a
disciplinary action recommendation and settlement, respectively.
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