(27) The Committee also requests that the State party provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 12, 15, 16, 20 and 21 above. (28) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report by 10 February 2008, the due date of the second periodic report. 35. Republic of Korea (1) The Committee considered the second periodic report of the Republic of Korea (CAT/C/53/Add.2) at its 711th and 714th meetings, held on 11 and 12 May 2006 (CAT/C/SR.711 and CAT/C/SR.714), and adopted, at its 722nd meeting on 18 May 2006 (CAT/C/SR.722), the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the second periodic report of the Republic of Korea, which was prepared in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines, but was submitted with a four-year delay. The Committee commends the comprehensive written responses provided to the list of issues (CAT/C/KOR/Q/2), as well as the oral and audio-visual information provided during the consideration of the report. It also expresses its appreciation at the open and constructive dialogue with the high-level delegation. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee welcomes the significant progress made to ensure better protection of human rights in the period since the consideration of the first report. It also notes the State party’s ongoing efforts to revise its legislation and undertake other necessary measures in order to give effect to the Committee’s recommendations, and to enhance implementation of the Convention, including: (a) The more stringent application of the National Security Law, and measures to release and pardon individuals previously convicted under the law; (b) Measures to investigate and provide remedies for past violations of human rights, such as the enactment in 2000 of the Special Act to Find the Truth on Suspicious Deaths and the subsequent establishment of the Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths, as well as the enactment of the Act on the Restoration of Honour and Compensation of Persons Engaged in the Democratization Movement in 2000; (c) The establishment in 2001, of the National Human Rights Commission with a mandate to investigate and remedy human rights violations and, in certain circumstances, to conduct inspections of detention and correctional facilities; (d) Measures to ensure that the fundamental legal safeguards for persons detained by the police are respected, including the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act in 1997 to enable judges (upon request) to examine individuals before arrest; the enactment of the Directive for Human Rights Protection during Investigation Procedures in 2002; and the General Measures to Reinforce Human Rights Protection during Investigation Procedures in 2005; (e) The establishment of human rights units or departments within the Ministries of Justice and National Defense, and in district public prosecutors’ offices; and (f) The establishment of civilian monitoring bodies for detention and correctional facilities, such as the sexual violence monitoring board and the correctional administration advisory committee. 58