Commission's Major Activities National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2016 [Table 2-3-1] Human rights education by area (in number of sessions and participants) Area 2015 2016 Sessions Participants Sessions Participants Human rights 101 199 19,271 157 23,694 Public administration in human rights 202 14,930 126 11,224 Children and teenagers 25 2,581 34 3,040 Persons with disabilities 57 3,487 32 2,112 Rights of women 146 17,216 88 7,902 Multi-cultural 115 9,354 52 21,118 744 66,839 489 69,090 Total On 10 December 2004, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the establishment of the World Programme for Human Rights Education to advance the implementation of human rights education programmes in all sectors. The third phase of the programme (2015-2019) extends human rights education to press and media personnel. In this connection, the Commission published the Media Human Rights Guide, shaping conditions for enhanced understanding of the third phase of the programme. Domestically, eight laws, including the Mental Health Act, Act on Support for Welfare and Self-Reliance of the Homeless, etc., and Framework Act on Military Status and Service, legally mandate human rights education. This has helped continuously advance public awareness and increase the demand for human rights education. Moreover, it has required the Commission to lay the foundation for human rights education to be carried out in a systematic and effective way, all the while meeting their intended purpose and international standards. To this end, the Commission commissioned a study for establishment of the Human Rights Training Institute. 78