National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 rights principles and applicable human rights response options to inform robust legislation in the future. Based on the survey results, the Commission plans to establish guidelines to prevent human rights infringement in relation to AI development and application, including transparency and information obligations with regards to AI application and assessment, guarantee of data subjects’ rights, anti-discriminatory measures, AI human rights impact assessment, risk ratings, and establishment of risk ratings and associated laws and institutions. ■ ‌Survey of usage of intelligent CCTVs and facial recognition technologies, and ways to improve protection of personal video information The Commission conducted a survey to understand the extent to which intelligent CCTVs and facial recognition technologies are being used and examine ways to improve protection of personal video information, as concerns have been raised over the risk of infringement upon privacy and personal information amidst active, recent development and use of intelligent CCTVs (CCTVs that record sounds, sudden movements, and other particular situations) and facial recognition system (technology capable of learning certain features of a person to identify him/her from a group of random people). In the survey, associated laws and institutions, and international human rights norms were examined, as well as technologies that are actually developed and applied, and technologies introduced into state organizations and local governments. The Commission also conducted a survey and interviews of the general public and experts to understand the general perception. Based on the findings, it proposed ways for information rights to be protected and promoted in this area. ■ ‌Commissioned study into national policies related to human rights in North Korea, including recommendations for the Human Rights NAP The National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (NAP) provides a five-year national human rights policy blueprint. It is a pan-national human rights policy plan to improve associated laws, institutions, and practices. The government is obligated to affirm that 68