National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2015 regarding the matter duly based on the standards. Part II the NHRCK commissioners, and to urge the institutions to put in place a set of internal rules Since the recommendation was not yet implemented by the parties concerned, the government, and the Supreme Court to call for the implementation of the recommendation. B. Chairperson’s statement on the case of child abuse at the daycare center Regarding the case of child abuse at the daycare center, the Chairperson announced a statement on January 22nd to call for effective measures to prevent child abuse in daycare facilities and to ensure public interest in daycare services. The statement highlighted that we need to improve the working conditions and training system for daycare teachers, and strengthen the government’s responsibility to ensure public interest in daycare service. Regarding the matter, the Commission has: 1. conducted an on-site monitoring on sites of potential child abuse; 2. ‌begun to put in effort to revise the bill to include private daycare centers in the scope of investigation by the Commission; and 3. ‌strengthened its education programs on the rights of children for daycare center workers and citizens. C. ‌Chairperson’s statement to eliminate the ill-practices of putting up an outdoor banner that highlights students’ admission to schools with high reputations The Chairperson announced a statement on January 27th to express concerns on the continued ill-practices of schools across the nation that put up an outdoor banner that highlights students’ admission to schools with high reputations. The Commission found that such promotional behavior may: 1. ‌cause other students, who went to other schools of less reputation or did not go for higher education opportunity, to feel left out; 2. have an undesirable impact on educational quality; 3. promote elitism and the discriminative culture of cliquism; 4. ‌‌damage the personal well-being of youth who are sensitive and still in the process of maturing; and 5. promote rankism among students. Part II Major Activities of NHRCK | 37 Major Activities of NHRCK Commission announced a statement on January 14th to the National Assembly, ROK