On May 12, UPI highlighted NKDB’s participation in a high-level consultation with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, marking the first visit by a UN human rights chief since Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in 2015. The article cited NKDB’s concerns regarding the increasing difficulty of documenting ongoing human rights abuses as the number of North Korean escapees continues to decline sharply. Furthermore, the article noted NKDB’s discussion on the legal and procedural limitations of pursuing domestic civil and criminal actions against Kim Jong Un and other North Korean officials for human rights violations.
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On May 12, UPI highlighted NKDB’s participation in a high-level consultation with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, marking the first visit by a UN human rights chief since Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in 2015. The article cited NKDB’s concerns regarding the increasing difficulty of documenting ongoing human rights abuses as the number of North Korean escapees continues to decline sharply. Furthermore, the article noted NKDB’s discussion on the legal and procedural limitations of pursuing domestic civil and criminal actions against Kim Jong Un and other North Korean officials for human rights violations.
To read the full article, please click HERE.