North Korea rejects EU draft resolution on human rights

Politics · First reported 5 Nov, 09:19 · Updated 00:13

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North Korea’s UN mission criticized an EU-backed draft resolution on the country’s human rights record and told the bloc to focus on its own affairs. The draft is expected to go before a UN committee later this month; South Korea has decided to co-sponsor it, according to one report.

North Korea’s UN mission called the EU draft resolution a politically motivated provocation and said it distorted the country’s human rights policy.
The mission said the EU should address demonstrations and rights demands in European cities rather than raise what it called nonexistent human rights issues in North Korea.
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights record every year since 2005.
The draft is expected to go to the General Assembly’s Third Committee later this month and then to the full assembly for final approval.
South Korea has decided to co-sponsor the resolution, marking its fifth consecutive year doing so after a break from 2019 to 2021, DW reported.

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Key facts

UN resolutions on North Korea: The General Assembly has adopted a condemning resolution annually since 2005.
Expected next step: The draft is expected before the Third Committee later this month, then the full General Assembly for final approval.
South Korea: DW reports that South Korea will co-sponsor the draft for the fifth consecutive year.
UN human rights commissioner: The commissioner said last year that North Korea’s human rights situation had not improved over the past decade and had worsened in many cases.