The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution on North Korean human rights. The resolution condemned the North Korean regime for their ¡°systematic, widespread and grave violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights."
The recent adoption of the resolution is a continuation of the UN¡¯s efforts to cease the violations. The UN General Assembly has adopted such a resolution every year since 2005. The latest EU-drafted resolution is unique in that it is the first time that such a resolution has passed without a vote.
The North¡¯s delegation to the UN decried the resolution as an "act of the [sic] state political terrorism." The delegate also stated that the resolution was an attempt at "interference in internal affairs."
The passing of the resolution follows recent comments by the North¡¯s delegation to the UN of their pride in their human rights record. Before the passing of the resolution, the North¡¯s delegate rejected Marzuki Darusman¡¯s report of human rights in North Korea.
Source: Korea Times