April 26, 2024
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North Korean outlet condemns South for allowing visit by UN human rights envoy

DPRK online outlet slams recent trip to Seoul by Tomas Ojea Quintana, "human rights racket"

An external-focused North Korean outlet on Wednesday denounced the South Korean government for carrying out an “intolerable provocation” in allowing last week's visit to the country by a UN human rights expert.

A Korean-language commentary, carried by the Meari website -- which largely targets international audiences -- comes in response to a visit by Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK Tomas Ojea Quintana between June 17 and 21. 

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