A/HRC/22/10 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its fourteenth session from 22 October to 5 November 2012. The review of the Republic of Korea was held at the 8th meeting on 25 October 2012. The delegation of the Republic of Korea was headed by Ghil Tae-Ki, Vice Minister, Ministry of Justice. At its 13th meeting, held on 31 October 2012, the Working Group adopted the report on the Republic of Korea. 2. On 3 May 2012, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Republic of Korea: Djibouti, Hungary and Indonesia. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of the Republic of Korea: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/1 and Corr.1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/14/KOR/3 and Corr.1). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to the Republic of Korea through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The Republic of Korea had achieved both development and democratization within a 50-year period and continued its efforts to promote and protect the full scope of human rights. It had also given attention to better promoting the human rights of minorities and vulnerable members of society so as to ensure that every member of society equally enjoyed universal human rights. 6. The delegation referred to the process of preparing the national report, including consultations with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and relevant nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). 7. The results of the first UPR review were reported to the National Human Rights Policy Council (NHRPC) in 2008. Since 2010, annual examinations of the implementation of the recommendations from the first review had been carried out, primarily through the Ministry of Justice, and were reported to the NHRPC. The Government planned to further develop the system of follow-up after the second UPR cycle. 8. The NHRPC was responsible for drafting the National Plan of Action for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights. The second such plan was launched in March 2012 and included 209 projects under the 24 ministries and agencies relating to the 3