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Signe Poulsen
Signe Poulsen is the representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul.
Next week, the leaders of the DPRK and the U.S. will hold a second historic summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, raising renewed hope for concrete and meaningful steps towards creating a more peaceful Korean peninsula.
Denuclearization is likely at the forefront of discussions -- and for good reason. But at this critical juncture, it is also necessary that the leaders broaden the talks to include human rights improvement in North Korea.