Annual Report 2014 country, it amounts to only about 10%. Therefore, with the aim of re-examining the overall conditions and environment of an integrated holding cell, and in considering the human rights situations regarding the treatment of people in custody and promoting the development of improvement measures, the Commission divided the country into three regions of metropolitan areas, Gyeongsang Provinces, and Chungcheong/Jeolla Provinces and conducted document and on-site investigations into a total of 10 police stations. The on-site investigation showed that some are well operated with an existing guidebook for foreigners or skylights installed to have adequate natural light, while many fall short of the design criteria standard for holding cells, the established regulations of the National Police Agency in terms of the location of holding cells, the accessibility to exits, or the structure of cells for persons with disabilities. In this regard, on November 28, 2014, the Commission recommended the Chief of the National Police Agency to review whether the basic facilities of police holding cells meet the design criteria standard for holding cells and submit necessary improvement plans based on the review. N. Recommendation on the Institutional Improvement to Protect Human Rights of the Elderly Living Alone Due to societal changes, more senior citizens who have economic or physical difficulties live alone and their quality of life rapidly deteriorates, with an increasing number of them committing suicide or dying alone, making human rights for the elderly a serious societal concern. In this regard, the Commission, on December 4, 2014, recommended that the Ministry of Health and Welfare establish improved measures to enhance communal responsibility 42 ▪▪▪ Part II. Major Activities of the Commission