improved with the establishment and implementation of a comprehensive set of policies. (January 4, 2006) The recommendations focused on addressing emerging human rights issues and identifying key improvement goals by evaluating the 1st phase NAP and its implementation performance, detailing the current condition of human rights, analyzing human rights standards at home and abroad, and presenting overseas case studies. The key actions plans proposed by the recommendations include: i) giving priority to protecting the human rights of minorities and socially vulnerable groups, and ii) improving laws and institutional systems to build a social infrastructure that is inclusive of civil and social rights. The recommendations for the 2nd phase NAP consist of three parts. The first part contains the overview of Korea's NAP, the processes and methods of implementing the NAP recommendations, and the structure of the NAP recommendations. The second part consists of priority issues that are worthy of being urgently remedied over the duration of next 5 years in pursuit of the protection of the right of 15 socially vulnerable and minority groups, including people with disabilities, non-regular workers, migrants, refugees, women, children and youth, the elderly, patients, soldiers and riot/conscripted police, people in protective facilities, sexual minorities, Korean nationals with foreign residency, crime victims, and human rights in North Korea. Lastly, the third part touches on issues related to the improvement and enhancement of policies needed to develop infrastructure concerning human rights, the advancement of human rights beyond their current status, human rights education, and the international cooperation framework for human rights. B. Recommendation to Rectify the Practice of Eliminating Applicants for the Police Force Who Were Subject to Prior Criminal Investigation The NHRCK observed that the chief of the National Police Agency refers to a background investigation, which contains not only criminal records but also the records of an applicant that pertain to the individual having been investigated, when evaluating 42 Part II. Major Activities of the Commission