The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s human rights abuses for the 21st consecutive year, with the U.S., South Korea and Japan among the 61 countries that sponsored the measure.

The resolution, passed by consensus on Thursday, calls on DPRK authorities to immediately repatriate abductees, detainees and prisoners of war, as well as the remains of those who have died. 

It also urges an end to forced abortions and infanticide involving pregnant North Korean defectors who are forcibly repatriated, and it demands that North Korea grant access to international organizations to assess humanitarian needs.

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