UN Rights Council Boosts Scrutiny of North Korea

Click to expand Image UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images The North Korean human rights movement won a significant victory on April 4 when the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution ensuring continued scrutiny of North Korea's atrocious rights record. The resolution renews the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and asks the Office of the U...