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North Korea says it’s ‘gravely concerned’ about Australian human rights abuses

North Korea, a country widely criticized for human rights abuses, is on a campaign to call out other countries

After dozens of countries railed against Australia’s treatment of refugees and indigenous people at a United Nations meeting this month, North Korea is also jumping in to say that it’s “gravely concerned” about human rights in Australia — despite its own long-documented record of abuses.

On Wednesday, a senior North Korean foreign ministry issued three recommendations for Canberra to improve its handling of race issues, detainees and disabled citizens.

“The DPRK delegation is gravely concerned about the continued human rights violations in Australia [and] the infringement upon international human rights law,” said Han Tae Song, the DPRK’s Ambassador to the