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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, 2017
September 18, 2017
By: Tomás Ojea Quintana
Annual report of the UN's Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights, calling for an approach balancing accountability and engagement, and | READ MORE
UNGA Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK, 2015
October 30, 2015
By: UN General Assembly
UN General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea, adopted by a vote of 119 in favor, 19 against, and 48 abstaining. The resolution was adopted in the wake of a major report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on North Korean human rights, and included for the first time language encouraging the UN Security Council to refer the human rights situation in North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC). An amendment to remove this language from the resolution, offered by Cuba, was rejected by a vote of 77 General Assembly Members against, 40 for, and 50 abstaining. | READ MORE
Situation of human rights in the DPRK, 2015
September 25, 2015
By: Ban Ki-moon
This report by the office of the UN Secretary-General provides an overview of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the DPRK from September 2014 to August 2015. The report also provides information on the level of engagement of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the United Nations human rights mechanisms during the reporting period. | READ MORE
UN General Assembly Resolution 69/188 - Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
December 18, 2014
By: United Nations General Assembly
Text of the 2014 UN General Assembly Resolution on North Korean human rights, notable for being the first such resolution adopted after publication of the UN Commission of Inquiry's report on North Korean human rights violations and for encouraging the UN Security Council to consider referring the issue to the International Criminal Court. | READ MORE
Cuban Amendment to the Draft Resolution on the Situation on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
November 18, 2014
On November 18, 2014, an amendment to the EU-Japan Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was | READ MORE
UNGA Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK, 2014
November 14, 2014
By: UN General Assembly
UN General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea. | READ MORE
Secretary Kerry's Remarks at an Event on Human Rights in the DPRK
September 23, 2014
By: John Kerry
Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on North Korean human rights, delivered after the publication of a UN Commission of Inquiry report on huma | READ MORE
Report of the DPRK Association for Human Rights Studies
September 13, 2014
By: DPRK Association for Human Rights Studies
Lengthy report by a North Korean organization defending the country's human rights record and attacking the findings of the UN Commission of In | READ MORE
2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK
June 13, 2014
By: Marzuki Darusman
Annual report to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in North Korea. | READ MORE
The Shocking Truth About North Korean Tyranny
March 26, 2014
By: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Congressional hearing featuring testimony from Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation; Greg Scarlatiou of the Committee for Human Rights in Nort | READ MORE