Annual Report 2014 Three-Year Plan for the Promotion of Human Rights (2012 to 2014) developed by the NHRCK. Accordingly, the NHRCK continued to fulfill its mandate as a human rights protection body by completing every project conducted for the last three years of the Plan and establishing the fourth phase of the Three-Year Plan for the Promotion of Human Rights (2015 to 2017). Chapter 2. Domestic and International Environment in 2014 The year 2014 saw a number of major accidents and incidents claiming many lives. In February, the collapse of Mauna Resort, in Gyeongju, killed 10 university students, and in April the Sewol Ferry sinking tragedy took 295 lives with 9 people still missing. Also in the same month, 10 people were killed by a big fire in the Goyang Bus Terminal. Later, in October, the collapse at Pangyo Techno Valley claimed 16 lives. Coupled with this, other devastating accidents, including fires at a resort pension in Damyang and a long term care hospital for the elderly in Jangseong, mainly caused by poor safety precautions, continued to hit Korean society. The military also experienced a series of grave incidents such as the death of a soldier caused by beatings and other cruel treatment, soldiers killing themselves, and several sexual harassment cases of female soldiers perpetrated by their seniors. In June 2014, a shooting spree incident among colleagues in Goseong GOP (General Out Post) claimed 5 lives, revealing serious human rights violations in the military. In addition, sexual harassment and assault cases committed by former lawmakers or professors continued to be a serious issue, resulting in broad social consensus of the need to take fundamental measures to address them. Films and dramas such as “Misaeng (Incomplete Life)” and “Cart” raised public 4 ▪▪▪ Part I. Introduction