cooperation to improve North Korean human rights and consolidated network for international cooperation by holding a symposium jointly with Delegations on Korean Peninsula of the European Parliament under the theme of the role of the international community to improve North Korean human rights. Moreover, it conducted a field investigation on current status of North Korean defectors near the Maritime Province of Siberia, Russia which borders North Korea, and confirmed that the local Human Rights Commission and the Immigration Service Center deal with the defectors in compliance with international standards, while laying the groundwork to improve the rights of North Korean defectors. Furthermore, the Commission paid attention to North Korean human rights issues by recommending the Chairman of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister to send Sukja Shin and her daughter (so-called 'Daughter of Tongyoung') to Korea, by recommending the Minister of Unification to establish systematic programs for mental health management to relieve trauma of North Korean defectors, and by delivering remarks from the Chairman to urge to stop forced repatriation of North Korean defectors staying in China. 4. Featured Project : Featured Project in Celebration of the Commission’s 10th Anniversary To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Commission identified specific tasks such as organizing a symposium to look back upon the past decade and come up with sincere evaluation on the progress; surveying public awareness on human rights to estimate the current status of human rights in Korea; and enacting the Human Rights Education Act based on the belief that prevention by human rights education is effective in protecting and advancing human rights and raising public awareness. The Commission held discussions on correction facilities and enforcement agencies 34 Part I. Introduction