The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (abbreviated to NHRCK) (Korean: 국가인권위원회; Hanja: 國家人權委員會) is the independent commission for protecting, advocating and promoting human rights. This commission, by law, is guaranteed the independent status regarding all human rights issues in South Korea. According to judgment of Constitutional Court of Korea in year 2010, NHRCK is an independent agency inside executive branch of South Korean government.