US EditionRights Abuses Continue in North Korea a Decade After Probe, Says UN Investigator
- On Friday, the UN High Commissioner released a report outlining the ongoing human rights crisis in North Korea, covering the period from November 2022 to October 2024.
- This report follows a landmark 2014 UN inquiry that found North Korea committed systematic human rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity.
- UN investigator James Heenan said his team interviewed over 300 North Korean refugees who expressed despair and noted the post-COVID period means greater government control and freedom restrictions.
- Satellite images analyzed by SI Analytics indicate that North Korea is upgrading a major prison facility close to the Chinese border, likely enhancing measures to control inmates despite claiming improvements to the site.
- Heenan emphasized human rights must remain central to political dialogue on North Korea amid concern that international funding cuts threaten both aid and human rights efforts, with a follow-up report planned this year.
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UN's Ongoing Struggle: Human Rights Abuses in North Korea Unveiled
A decade after a UN report labeled North Korea's actions as crimes against humanity, abuses persist, worsened by COVID-era restrictions. UN official James Heenan highlights ongoing executions, forced labor, and starvation. A follow-up report is expected, revealing mixed engagement by North Korea internationally while tightening domestic control.
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Rights abuses continue in North Korea a decade after probe, says UN investigator
SEOUL: A decade after a landmark UN report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a UN official investigating rights in the isolated state told Reuters many abuses continue, exacerbated by COVID-era controls that have yet to be lifted. James Heenan, who represents the UN High Commissioner
Rights abuses continue in North Korea: investigator
Kim Jong Un. Photo: Reuters A decade after a landmark U.N. report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a U.N. official investigating rights in the isolated state says many abuses continue, exacerbated by COVID-era controls that have yet to be lifted.
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