National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 In February of that year, the Commission launched the Special Task Force for Human Rights in Sports involving the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and other key associated government agencies. Between 2019 and 2020, the task force conducted a detailed examination of the human rights conditions in sports through a survey of all student athletes and several sports associations, key area surveys, and monitoring at sports competition venues. Policy recommendations were made based on the findings, and remedies were sought through petitions and ex officio investigations. Also, by making policy recommendations to government agencies and sports associations at various levels, the Commission emphasized that government policies should be focused on a fundamental change rather than piecemeal solutions. Based on the need for continuous and reliable expertise, the mission of the task force was extended to February 2023. 2) Purpose The purpose is to enable more accurate surveys and diagnosis of violence and sexual violence in sports, find fundamental and comprehensive solutions to the problem, ensure effective implementation of proposed solutions, and take appropriate remedial actions based on prompt investigations of reports received. B. Major Activities8) ■ ‌Policy recommendation based on findings of surveys of human rights in ice sports Following reports of sexual violence by a national ice sport team coach against his athlete, which sent shock waves across the society, the Commission conducted a special investigation of human rights in ice sports in 2019 and, based on the finding, established and recommended a proposal to improve the human rights conditions of ice sports athletes on February 18. 8) ‌Included in Collection of Key Decisions on policy recommendations, human rights infringements, and discriminations related to human rights in sports 78