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A resolution on human rights in North Korea to condemn North Korea’s human rights violations and call for improvement was passed at the UN General Assembly for 16 consecutive years. 47 human rights organizations at home and abroad sent open letters to President Moon Jae-in, urging the South Korean government to take the lead on North Korea’s human rights issues. Reporter Kim Jin-ho. A resolution on human rights in North Korea to condemn North Korea’s human rights violations and call for improvement was passed in the UN General Assembly for 16 consecutive years. The UN General Assembly held a plenary session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, on the 16th day local time, and adopted a North Korean human rights resolution without a vote, condemning the systematic and widespread human rights violations by North Korea. The resolution, spearheaded by the member states of the European Union, mostly reflected the text of the existing resolution as it was, adding concerns about the humanitarian crisis stemming from the Corona 19 pandemic. The resolution also urged the UN Security Council to take appropriate measures, including referral to the International Criminal Court for the human rights situation in North Korea and “consideration of additional sanctions against those most responsible.” Since last year, Korea has not been listed as a co-proposing country for two consecutive years, but they have all joined the deal. North Korea strongly objected. North Korea’s ambassador, Kim Seong Joo-en, said he strongly opposed the resolution and said it was a serious political provocation against North Korea. Human rights organizations at home and abroad sent open letters to President Moon Jae-in, urging the government to take the initiative. In a letter published on the 15th by International Solidarity for the Elimination of Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea, 47 human rights organizations from 16 countries expressed regret that they did not participate in the North Korean human rights resolution as joint sponsors. for the past two years and promoting human rights in North Korea. I called on the Korean government to lead the activities for this. Human rights groups feared in their letter that “if it is because of political negotiations that South Korea abandons its leadership role in efforts to promote human rights in North Korea, it sends a message to North Korea that the issues rights can be ignored. “ This is YTN Kim Jin-ho.
