UN Committee Condemns North Korean Trafficking Policy

North Korea's Deputy UN Ambassador, Pak Tok Hun, at the UN during the May 2009 North Korea Missile Crisis (Source: Washington Times)

18 November 2010 

Voice of America (United Nations) – The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution which condemns North Korea’s human rights policies. Aside from human rights abuses, North Korea was called upon by the committee to end female trafficking and to begin cooperation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights. North Korea’s Deputy UN Ambassador, Pak Tok Hun, rejected the call for reform as a US political conspiracy against North Korea’s sovereignty. The North Korean resolution passed the committee with 103 votes in favor, 18 against, and 60 abstaining.

Source:

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/UN-General-Assembly-Committee-Condemns-Human-Rights-Abuses-in-N-Korea--109051814.html

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