North Korean state-run media on Monday denounced what it described as an attempt by the U.S. to use the DPRK human rights issue to extract concessions in ongoing bilateral nuclear negotiations.
Citing a recent report on sexual violence against North Korean women by Human Rights Watch and a recent resolution in the UN on human rights, ruling party organ the Rodong Sinmun accused Washington of "shameless and despicable behavior.”
North Korean state-run media on Monday denounced what it described as an attempt by the U.S. to use the DPRK human rights issue to extract concessions in ongoing bilateral nuclear negotiations.
Citing a recent report on sexual violence against North Korean women by Human Rights Watch and a recent resolution in the UN on human rights, ruling party organ the Rodong Sinmun accused Washington of "shameless and despicable behavior.”
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