South Korean lawmakers on Saturday reached an agreement to pass the North Korean human rights bill this Friday at the National Assembly plenary session.

The schedule of the meeting to pass the bill, 11 years in the making, is not absolutely set, though.

What have long been the major disagreements over the bill, including the possibility of funding the leaflet-launching movement and a department in charge of archiving human rights violations in North Korea, were largely settled.

“Through the North Korean Human Rights Foundation, it is possible to fund civil organizations. However, we will only fund the organizations granted the