Seoul must raise human rights issues in all future talks between the two Koreas – including an upcoming summit on April 27 – a letter delivered by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and signed by organizations representing 200 NGOs said on Tuesday.

The letter, which comes seventeen days before a historic meeting between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, urges the ROK government to act on United Nations human rights recommendations.

“We welcome the renewed inter-Korean dialogue and the recent progress in inter-Korean relations, but it will only be meaningful to the people of North Korea