US EditionSouth Korea to maintain backing for UN resolution on North Korea human rights
South Korea joins 41 U.N. members in co-sponsoring a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses, balancing criticism with efforts to ease tensions.
- Nov. 12, South Korea's Foreign Ministry confirmed Seoul co-sponsored a U.N. resolution on North Korean human rights alongside 41 U.N. member states.
- President Lee Jae Myung took office in June pledging to restore dialogue with Pyongyang, but initial outreach has been rebuffed; observers expected Seoul might pull back from U.N.-led criticism to prioritise rapprochement.
- The draft resolution, introduced last week, condemns the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for systematic human rights violations that may amount to crimes against humanity and calls for closing political prison camps.
- The draft proceeds to the U.N. Third Committee this month and will be considered before a final vote at the U.N. General Assembly plenary in December; the United States was not among the sponsors.
- Seoul framed the move as principled, saying it treats North Korean human rights as a matter of principle to improve rights, while Human Rights Watch and other rights organisations urged President Lee Jae Myung to back the resolution and praised Seoul's co-sponsorship.
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