Introduction Guaranteeing the right to life for those in absolute poverty The Commission expressed opinion that the proposed partial amendment to the National Basic Living Security Act, which reflects abolition of the criteria on persons who have obligation of financial support, be promptly deliberated. It also recommended that the National Basic Livelihood and 29 who live independently from their parents be recognized as separate households. Part 1 Security System be refined so that, as a matter of principle, unmarried children aged between 19 Introduction 2) Promoting Social Equality by Combating Discrimination Promoting and combating gender discrimination, preventing sexual harassment and violence, and offering remedies The Commission recommended a broadcasting company to correct gender-discriminatory practices of hiring men as full-time announcers and women as freelance or contracted announcers. Through an ex officio investigation into the sexual harassment claim against late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, it looked into the management of the mayor’s secretary office, whether the claim is true and there were any condoning or abetment of sexual harassment, and the procedures with which sexual harassment and sexual violence reports are handled, and discussed recommendations for institutional improvements to prevent similar recurrence in the future. It also recommended that sexual harassment by a supervisor of a foreign employee at the New Zealand Embassy in Korea be corrected. The Commission conducted a study on ways to ensure gender equality in political representation to fix the under-representation of women in politics. A survey of students at every level of school, office workers, and parents was conducted to understand how sexual harassment is generally perceived, the finding of which would be used as baseline data to inform legal and institutional reforms. Promoting deinstitutionalization and improving mobility for persons with disabilities The right of access to information is one of the Commission’s key agenda on human rights of persons with disabilities. The Commission has maintained keen interest in the asymmetry of information caused by how information is delivered without special consideration of the types or 11