April 25, 2024
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DPRK FM delivers speech at Human Rights Council in Geneva

North Korea continues attempts to slow momentum on human rights action

North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Su Yong delivered a speech at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on Tuesday, continuing the DPRK's public effort to refute allegations of human rights abuses.

Ri denied the long-standing allegations and called into question the credibility of the recent UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) report, which detailed a litany of abuses in North Korea. The COI also recommended that North Korea's leaders, including Kim Jong Un, be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution.

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