Announcement of an off-site statement after the Security Council meeting on the “discussion on human rights in North Korea”
Accusation of human rights violations such as political prison camps, abductees and women
‘North Korea’s Human Rights Security Council’ held behind closed doors against Chinese and Russian opposition
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On World Human Rights Day, a meeting was held at the United Nations Security Council to address human rights issues in North Korea.
The meeting was held behind closed doors due to opposition from China and Russia, and after the meeting, 31 countries issued a joint statement condemning human rights abuses in North Korea.
This is Washington correspondent Kwon Joon-gi.
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After a meeting of the United Nations Security Council that discussed human rights issues in North Korea, member states gathered outside the conference room to make a statement.
On World Human Rights Day, we named North Korea as the country with the worst human rights violation and blamed the horrors of political prison camps and abuses of women and children.
In particular, he condemned the atrocities of executing North Koreans and foreigners crossing the border under the pretext of quarantine after Corona 19.
[린다 토머스-그린필드 / 유엔 주재 미국 대사 : (방역을 구실로) 다른 UN 회원국 시민들도 즉결 처형과 암살 등 인권침해와 학대의 대상이 됐습니다.]
North Korea’s UN Security Council human rights discussions, which used to be held as public gatherings, were not held for two years under the Trump administration, but were recently held privately against opposition from China and Russia.
This year, 31 countries released their names in a statement condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses and calling for public meetings to be held instead of shutting them down.
The US Ambassador to the United Nations briefed before the meeting to recount the human rights horrors of a North Korean defector he met two days ago.
[린다 토머스-그린필드 / 유엔 주재 미국 대사 : (탈북자의) 아버지가 하루는 어머니를 흉기로 찔렀지만 북한 체제의 가부장적인 법으로 아버지는 아무런 처벌을 받지 않았습니다.]
Earlier, the US Treasury Department announced additional sanctions against organizations and individuals linked to human rights abuses in North Korea.
North Korean border guards, who have killed countless people trying to flee North Korea by burying landmines, and seven foreign companies trading with North Korean animation subcontractors have been placed on the sanctions list.
The US Senate also reapproved the extension of the North Korean Human Rights Act, which aims to protect the human rights of North Koreans, until 2027, and is working in all directions to put pressure on North Korea through issues related to human rights.
This is YTN Junki Kwon from Washington.
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