the Elderly" operating in regional human rights offices in Seoul, Busan, Gwangju and Daegu in the form of an essay and published it, after modifying and editing it, at the launching ceremony of the 2nd Guardian of the Rights of the Elderly. This is meaningful in that the publication based on the activities recorded and compiled by the 1st Guardian members themselves was utilized as promotional material for the Guardian of the Rights of the Elderly and as educational material for the 2nd Guardian group. The "Compilation of Papers on the Human Rights of the Elderly" is a foundational work to form social discourse on the human rights of elderly citizens and is a collection of the results of research and review of issues concerning the elderly from the perspective of human rights by six experts in different fields (Choi Jae-cheon (professor at Ewha Womans University); Park Kyeong-suk (professor at Seoul National University); Woo Guk-hee (professor at Seoul Christian University); Baek Seung-ho (professor at the Catholic University of Korea); Yang Ran-ju (professor at Daegu University); Shin Yeong-jeon (professor at Hanyang University). The members of 2nd Guardian for the Rights of the Elderly were selected through an open recruitment process in the Seoul metropolitan area, Busan, Gwangju and Daegu and 104 people were chosen (39 from the Seoul metropolitan area, 19 from Busan, 23 from Gwangju and 23 from Daegu). The Commission provided education and training mainly on the Long-term Care Insurance system for the elderly, and after completing the training, members of the Guardian group conducted monitoring activities. 4. Research (Studies) on Human Rights Conditions The Commission conducted research (studies) on human rights conditions in seven areas, which include protection of human rights of inmates of detention facilities, children in welfare facilities, athletes, heavily intoxicated persons, and migrant children as well as human rights in the information society and guidelines on multicultural projects. The research projects (studies) were designed to accurately identify the status of diverse human 56 Part II. Major Activities of the Commission