North Korea pledges to improve internet freedom but rejects anti-torture treaty



News North Korea pledges to improve internet freedom but rejects anti-torture treaty DPRK spurns most UN recommendations to improve human rights in periodic review, likely seeking to dodge scrutiny Ifang Bremer March 11, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The DPRK's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Jo Chol Su, who led the country's UPR delegation \| Image: UN Photo by Violaine Martin North Korea has rejected a majority of recommendations by U.N. member states to improve its human rights, most notably spurning calls to ratify a convention against torture But Pyongyang also accepted 143 of 294 suggestions in its response to the U.N.’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the country, including a recommendation to increase access to the internet. The UPR system examines the human rights record of member states every four to five years, and the DPRK submitted its response in a report to the General Assembly on Wednesday. The fact that North Korea rejected most of the recommendations that push © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea pledges to improve internet freedom but rejects anti-torture treaty

DPRK spurns most UN recommendations to improve human rights in periodic review, likely seeking to dodge scrutiny

Ifang Bremer March 11, 2025

North Korea pledges to improve internet freedom but rejects anti-torture treaty

The DPRK's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Jo Chol Su, who led the country's UPR delegation | Image: UN Photo by Violaine Martin

North Korea has rejected a majority of recommendations by U.N. member states to improve its human rights, most notably spurning calls to ratify a convention against torture

But Pyongyang also accepted 143 of 294 suggestions in its response to the U.N.’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the country, including a recommendation to increase access to the internet.

The UPR system examines the human rights record of member states every four to five years, and the DPRK submitted its response in a report to the General Assembly on Wednesday.

The fact that North Korea rejected most of the recommendations that push

North Korea pledges to improve internet freedom but rejects anti-torture treaty

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