The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) held its first meeting on North Korean human rights in five years on Thursday. 

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, U.N. Special Rapporteur on DPRK human rights Elizabeth Salmon and North Korean defector Ilhyeok Kim testified about grave human rights abuses in the country during the session, while the 15 UNSC members and South Korea also delivered statements.