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Date : October 15, 2020
Report of the SR on the situation of human rights in the DPRK
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea

A report by UN Human Rights expert Tomás Ojea Quintana on the human rights situation in the DPRK in the context of COVID19 outbreak and progress made towards peace on the Korean Peninsula. 

Summary 

The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic  Peoples  Republic  of  Korea  is  submitted  pursuant  to  General  Assembly resolution  74/166.  In  the  report,  the  mandate  holder  provides  an  overview  of  recent developments in the human rights situation in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea in the context of the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as well as progress made towards peace, security and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. The report updates the international community on issues of concern regarding the situation of human rights and reiterates the importance of engagement with the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.






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