UN Secretary-General: "North Korean Human Rights Continue to Worsen... Digital Technology Further Restricts Freedom"
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North Korea has condemned a UN report on human rights in the country, saying it “distorts reality.” The reaction came from Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry after the document was presented by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the UN General Assembly. North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said the report presented a distorted picture of the situation in the country. The agency did not specify in the published information specific parts of the d…
North Korea has reacted strongly to the human rights report submitted by the UN Secretary-General, calling it a violation of its sovereignty. The report addresses increased surveillance within North Korea and the issue of South Korean detainees; North Korea characterized it as a U.S.-led conspiracy, vehemently rejected the international community's human rights criticisms, and threatened to hold those responsible accountable.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Soo-hyun = UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that North Korea's human rights situation continues... with intensified surveillance and control of residents due to the expanded application of advanced technology.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Foreign Ministry accused UN Secretary-General António Guterres of politicizing the human rights issue and backing the West's position. Pyongyang argued that the UN had lost its neutrality.
The UN Secretary-General pointed out that the human rights situation in North Korea has actually worsened in many aspects over the past decade and repeatedly called for the punishment of perpetrators of human rights abuses.
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