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UN committee condemns North's human rights abuses for 19th straight year

A United Nations committee passed a resolution condemning North Korea’s egregious human rights violations for the 19th straight year on Wednesday...

2023-11-16

At UN, Seoul's envoy highlights rights abuses in North

Seoul’s North Korean human rights ambassador raised Pyongyang’s murder of a South Korean fisheries official in the United Nations on Wednesday, as an example of abuses perpetrated by the North.

2022-10-27

UN condemns North Korea's rights violations once again

The United Nations adopted a resolution Wednesday condemning North Korea’s “long-standing” and “systematic” violations of human rights for the 17th year in a row. The resolution was approved by the UN General Assembly Third Committee, which deals...

2021-11-18

UN committee passes 16th resolution to improve North's human rights situation

A United Nations committee on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for the improvement of the human rights situation in North Korea, which if passed by the UN General Assembly will be the 16th of its kind.

2020-11-19