Contents Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 About the Commission··············································· 3 Chapter 2 Domestic and International Environment······················ 14 Chapter 3 Basic Directions and Major Achievements in 2017 ·········· 16 Chapter 4 Assessment and Challenges······································ 29 Part 2 Commission's Major Activities Chapter 1 Improvement ‌ of Human Rights-related Statutes, Institutions, Policies, and Practices················ 33 Section 1. Overview········································································ 33 Section 2. Policy Recommendations and Opinions····································· 34 1. Statistics of recommendations and opinions· · ································· 34 2. Major policy recommendations··············································· 34 3. Major opinions expressed····················································· 42 4. Major opinions submitted····················································· 46 Section 3. Survey of Human Rights Conditions and Human Rights Advocacy··· 48 1. Survey and research on human rights conditions· · ···························· 48 2. Human rights promotion programs············································ 50 Section 4. ‌Special Program: Increased Activities to Improve Human Rights in North Korea····································· 61