The Justice Ministry's advisory council on human rights mapped out an interim report Tuesday calling for beefed up relief measures against rights infringements and urging the creation of an independent organ to help victims.
The interim report came in response to a request by the justice minister in May 1997 for advice on basic matters regarding improvement of relief measures for victims of human rights violations.
The request followed the enactment in 1996 of a law to promote measures for protecting people's rights in line with a United Nations guideline issued in 1995. The Council for Human Rights Protection was established under the ministry in March 1997 to serve a five-year term.