US EditionExperts Decry Rights Violations From North Korea’s Troop Dispatch to Ukraine War
- In April 2025, North Korea officially acknowledged deploying approximately 11,000 soldiers to support Russian forces fighting in Kursk Oblast during the conflict in Ukraine.
- North Korea initially deployed troops to support Russia in the fall of 2024, and Kyiv has reported that more than one-third of these forces have suffered casualties or wounds in the fighting.
- Song Sang-hyun, former ICC president, stated the ICC should bring Kim Jong Un to justice for war crimes due to North Korea’s military support to Russia in Ukraine.
- Song said Ukraine could file a legal complaint against North Korea, calling it “ideal,” while noting the ICC has authority to investigate independently.
- These developments suggest legal grounds exist for pursuing war crimes charges against Kim, and the ICC faces pressure to act more actively on North Korea’s role.
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Ukraine Could Launch a War Crimes Investigation Against Kim Jong One for Russia's Support. "It's the Right Time"
North Korean dictator Kim Jong One could be investigated by the International Criminal Court (IPI) for supporting the Russian war against Ukraine, said Song Sang-hyun, was president of the CPI.
Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war
International experts raised alarm about human rights violations stemming from North Korea’s troop deployment to the war in Ukraine on Monday, even suggesting that leader Kim Jong Un should be tried for war crimes over his support for Russia’s invasion. But some participants in the 2025 International Conference on North Korean Human Rights, organized by […]
Ukraine could launch war crime probe against Kim Jong Un over backing Russia, former ICC chief says
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un could be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, Song Sang-hyun, former president of the ICC, said on May 19, Yonhap reported."There is an opportunity for Ukrainian authorities, as the victim, to file a complaint against North Korea with the ICC," Song said. "While a complaint filed by Ukraine would be ideal, the ICC also has the authority to initiate a…
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