According to the UN Human Rights Council website on the 23rd, Poland (European representative) and Australia submitted a draft resolution on North Korea human rights on the 20th (local time
The draft states that "North Korea will refrain from using lethal and excessive force both on its borders and in other areas, especially where it aggravates civilian suffering, incites human rights violations, and destabilizes international security."
The content of the resolution stating that "North Korea must not use force at the border or in other areas" is the same as the previous year's North Korea Human Rights Resolution, but
This year, specific wording such as "places that destabilize international security" has been added to the region where the use of force is to be prohibited. This is because the draft states, "Despite repeated warnings from the international community,
The draft also includes the phrase "the immediate repatriation of all abduction victims from Japan and the Republic of Korea."
However, anti-North Korean human rights groups criticized the resolution, saying that "compared to the North Korea resolution at last year's UN General Assembly, the issue of abduction victims is not made sufficiently clear."
2025/03/24 07:26 KST
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