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International Human Rights Organization “Barbaric violation of international law”
US State Department “North Korean Apple, Helpful Action”
Looks like some modifications were made to the original ‘difficult business answer’
Human rights groups and overseas experts on the Korean Peninsula fiercely condemned North Korea’s killing of South Korean officials and the burning of their bodies as “barbarous crimes against international law.” However, the US State Department assessed North Korea’s swift apology as a “useful measure.”
Former US officials urged the South Korean government to review the stance of the appeasement policy toward North Korea. The former Deputy Under Secretary of State for Human Rights of the State Department, Roberta Cohen, told the Voice of the United States (VOA) on the 24th (local time) that “the government of South Korea must realize the nature of the North Korean regime and pay attention to North Korean policies. ” She said: “It is a prominent example of North Korean lawlessness and is a criminal act that flagrantly violates the most sacred and supreme right to life among all human rights.” “The Korean government requested investigation of the events and cooperation with the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). It should be done.”
Former Vice Minister of State Evans Revere said: “I can see how unfaithful North Korea is in improving relations with Korea.” “President Jae-in Moon and the Korean government must review their policies and strategies,” said David Maxwell, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Protection of Democracy (FDD).
There were voices condemning North Korea’s violation of international law. In a statement and phone call to Dong-A Ilbo that day, General Secretary Greg Scalatu of the human rights organization Human Rights Commission of North Korea (HRNK) criticized “the government-level inhuman and anti-human killings of Kim Jong- a and the apparent violation of international law “. He criticized that “the only country that kills people saying it will ‘prevent’ a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is a murder committed by the Kim family.” The former envoy of the State Department for Human Rights in North Korea, Robert King, also added that it is “a paranoid and brutal crime against international law.” Other human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW), responded similarly. The VOA cited experts and noted that “the Korean government should also consider bringing this case to the UN Security Council and filing a complaint with the ICJ.” This is because, regardless of the actual referral, an official record needs to be kept that North Korea is shirking its international legal responsibility. An official from the US State Department spokesman’s office said: “I fully support the condemnation of South Korea, our alliance and South Korea’s call for a full clarification of North Korea,” in an investigation. to Dong-A Ilbo on the 24th. It is interpreted as a statement that emphasizes close cooperation with the South Korean government and seeks to strengthen the hard-line response to North Korea.
However, after it became known that North Korean State Council Chairman Kim Jong-un lamented South Korea regarding this case, “I know North Korea apologized and explained to South Korea . This is a useful measure. ”As North Korea’s unusual apology came out quickly, it is analyzed that the attitude was partially changed.
Major foreign media also urgently broadcast President Kim’s apology as news flash. The New York Times (NYT) and the BBC reported that “President Kim expressed his regret in an unusual way.”
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