BackOn the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) published the 2016 annual report which will enable the ACRC to look back on its accomplishments of 9 years work and prepare for the upcoming 10 years.
The ACRC is a central administrative organization to protect people's rights and interests through ensuring appropriate public service, serving as a government agency of last resort for protecting people’s rights. Illegal and unjust dispositions, irregularities and corruption are described as faulty administrative service, which distorts the planned policy purpose, resulting in inconvenience, unsatisfaction, distrust and other various and complex types of complaints by the public. Therefore, to effectively prevent and remedy the faulty administrative services, there is a need to consolidate mandates of prevention of corruption and protection of people’s rights and interests.
Since its establishment in 2008, the ACRC has put various efforts into protecting people's rights and interests by further extending and strengthening its function in the areas of protecting people’s rights and interests such as complaint handling and administrative appeals system, and implementing anti-corruption and integrity policies.
In 2017, the ACRC will continue to push forward policies to enhance people's rights and interests with an aim to realize a transparent and fair society and trustworthy government.
The ACRC will focus on addressing people's grievances in their daily lives through on-site visits and at the same time implement anti-corruption and integrity policies. Moreover, the ACRC will implement policies to meet people's demands through active two-way communication with the public, and strengthen follow-up measures so that ACRC's recommendations and resolutions could bring about tangible changes.
Source: Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Republic of Korea
