Assessing the impact of the UN's human rights in North Korea report



Analysis Assessing the impact of the UN’s human rights in North Korea report Why the UN's report on DPRK human rights violations will signal change in North Korea Gianluca Spezza February 18, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue February 17th may go down in history as the day when things started to change for North Korea, though whether these changes will be for the better or worse is yet to be seen. We can however discuss the substance and the consequences of the most recent report from the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights violations in the DPRK carries at international level. ANSWERING TO NO ONE, SO FAR One of the things that makes the COI’s report unique is that it comes after decades of impunity. Judge Michael Kirby, head of the COI, has stated on Monday © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Assessing the impact of the UN’s human rights in North Korea report

Why the UN's report on DPRK human rights violations will signal change in North Korea

Gianluca Spezza February 18, 2014

Assessing the impact of the UN’s human rights in North Korea report

Eric Lafforgue

February 17th may go down in history as the day when things started to change for North Korea, though whether these changes will be for the better or worse is yet to be seen. We can however discuss the substance and the consequences of the most recent report from the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights violations in the DPRK carries at international level.

ANSWERING TO NO ONE, SO FAR

One of the things that makes the COI’s report unique is that it comes after decades of impunity. Judge Michael Kirby, head of the COI, has stated on Monday

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Gianluca Spezza

Gianluca Spezza earned his PhD in 2017 from the University of Central Lancashire under the supervision of Professor Hazel Smith, on the strength of research on the cooperation between UNICEF and the DPRK in education and childcare. Dr Spezza is an assistant professor of international relations and a senior researcher at the DPRK Strategy Center at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan; he is writing a monograph on education, international cooperation, and human capital in North Korea (Palgrave 2021). His work on the DPRK, articles or interviews, can be found, among others, on the websites of the BBC, The Guardian, The Diplomat, IRIN News, NK News, DR.dk, Newsweek Korea, and El Confidential.

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