March 28, 2024

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Michael Kirby

Justice Michael Kirby was appointed head of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea by the United Nations Human Rights Council in May 2013, delivering its findings in February the following year. He is president of the International Commission of Jurists and previously served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1996 to 2009.

More articles by 'Michael Kirby'

What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on

What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on

The situation has improved little since Commission of Inquiry issued landmark report, but there is still a way forward

What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on
Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby June 12, 2023
How we should remember Otto Warmbier

How we should remember Otto Warmbier

Former head of UN COI on DPRK human rights says tragic case "tells the world that it should act"

How we should remember Otto Warmbier
Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby June 21, 2017