National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
In addition, it was worth mentioning to push forward with joint
cooperation activities with human rights organizations. It is still
demanding for the NHRCK to keep on making continuous efforts for the
realization of long-term based strong arrangements of cooperation with
various civil society organizations specializing in different human rights
areas such as women, children, disability, migrants, etc.
As for international cooperation, the NHRCK has played a leading
role in the international community by organizing the international
academic conference in commemoration of the 2013 Pyeongchang Special
Winter Olympics, the International Symposium for the Promotion of
Human Rights in North Korea, Training Program for Foreigners funded
by ODA (Official Development Assistance), among others.
As a quasi-judicial body which can take remedial action, the NHRCK
continuously made great efforts in 2013 to promote the accessibility of
the complaints filing system. The Commission was active in promoting
the effectiveness of its investigations and remedial actions. Special
investigations and suo moto investigations contributed a great deal to
the active response to undisclosed human rights
violations and
conventional discriminatory acts. In recent years, the Commission's
coverage, social human rights issues, and human rights sensitivity of
citizens have been growing. As such, it is natural to expect the growth
of complaints and featured investigations. The Commission is, therefore,
asked to reinforce internal capacity building efforts to secure additional
investigation manpower and to enhance the efficiency of investigation
work.
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