North Korea blasts UN resolution on rights abuse

North Korea yesterday hit back at a latest UN resolution that condemned Pyongyang’s rights abuses, calling it a “serious... provocation” that would undermine peace efforts on the Korean peninsula.

The UN General Assembly adopted last week a resolution—which passed by consensus without a vote—condemning the “systematic, widespread and gross” human rights violations in the isolated North.

The impoverished but nuclear-armed nation, ruled by the Kim family through three generations, has been accused of state-sanctioned abuses including torture, rape and extrajudicial killings.

It marked the 14th consecutive year the UN has passed such a document. The North has constantly denied any rights abuses in the country and labelled the UN criticisms as smear campaigns aimed at undermining its leadership.

 

North Korea blasts UN resolution on rights abuse

North Korea yesterday hit back at a latest UN resolution that condemned Pyongyangs rights abuses, calling it a serious... provocation that would undermine peace efforts on the Korean peninsula. The UN General Assembly adopted last week a resolutionwhich passed by consensus without a votecondemning the systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations in the isolated North. The impoverished but nuclear-armed nation, ruled by the Kim family through three generations, has been accused of state-sanctioned abuses including torture, rape and extrajudicial killings. It marked the 14th consecutive year the UN has passed such a document. The North has constantly denied any rights abuses in the country and labelled the UN criticisms as smear campaigns aimed at undermining its leadership.