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North Korea says EU should 'mind its own business' on human rights, KCNA reports
North Korea called the EU draft a politically motivated provocation as the annual resolution advances with South Korea as a co-sponsor.
- On Thursday, South Korea announced it will co-sponsor a United Nations General Assembly resolution on North Korean human rights, marking the fifth consecutive year the government has supported the measure.
- Proposed by the European Union, the resolution urges Pyongyang to end rights violations while emphasizing the importance of inter-Korean dialogue and engagement on humanitarian issues.
- North Korea lashed out at the European Union over the draft, with state media calling the move a "farce" and a "politically-motivated provocation" distorting the country's situation.
- Later this month, the United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee is expected to adopt the resolution before it proceeds to the full assembly for final approval.
- Since 2005, the United Nations has annually adopted resolutions condemning rights abuses in the North, though the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported last year that conditions have worsened.
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The government also participated in the UN General Assembly as a co-sponsor of the North Korea Human Rights Resolution (Resolution). They chose the direction of maintaining international cooperation on human rights issues in North Korea while continuing dialogue and exchange with North Korea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 5th, “The position is that it is important to actually improve the human rights of North Koreans
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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