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country, it amounts to only about 10%.
Therefore, with the aim of re-examining the overall conditions and environment
of an integrated holding cell, and in considering the human rights situations regarding
the treatment of people in custody and promoting the development of improvement
measures, the Commission divided the country into three regions of metropolitan areas,
Gyeongsang Provinces, and Chungcheong/Jeolla Provinces and conducted document
and on-site investigations into a total of 10 police stations.
The on-site investigation showed that some are well operated with an existing
guidebook for foreigners or skylights installed to have adequate natural light, while
many fall short of the design criteria standard for holding cells, the established
regulations of the National Police Agency in terms of the location of holding cells,
the accessibility to exits, or the structure of cells for persons with disabilities.
In this regard, on November 28, 2014, the Commission recommended the Chief of
the National Police Agency to review whether the basic facilities of police holding
cells meet the design criteria standard for holding cells and submit necessary
improvement plans based on the review.
N. Recommendation on the Institutional Improvement to Protect
Human Rights of the Elderly Living Alone
Due to societal changes, more senior citizens who have economic or physical
difficulties live alone and their quality of life rapidly deteriorates, with an increasing
number of them committing suicide or dying alone, making human rights for the elderly
a serious societal concern.
In this regard, the Commission, on December 4, 2014, recommended that the Ministry
of Health and Welfare establish improved measures to enhance communal responsibility
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