N. Korea denies existence of political prison camps in country during UN rights council review
- 5 years ago
North Korea has denied the existence of political prison camps and forced labor in the country.
North Korean diplomats claimed there's no such thing as a political prisoner, or a political prison camp, in the criminal law and the criminal procedure law of the North.
They were defending Kim Jong-un against over 2-hundred accusations during the Universal Periodic Review -- a questioning session that takes place every five years at the UN Human Rights Council.
Other members of the UN wrote in a report released on Tuesday that they will "note" the warnings on the regime's claims... instead of using the word "accept",... which diplomatically translates to a rejection of claims.
North Korean diplomats claimed there's no such thing as a political prisoner, or a political prison camp, in the criminal law and the criminal procedure law of the North.
They were defending Kim Jong-un against over 2-hundred accusations during the Universal Periodic Review -- a questioning session that takes place every five years at the UN Human Rights Council.
Other members of the UN wrote in a report released on Tuesday that they will "note" the warnings on the regime's claims... instead of using the word "accept",... which diplomatically translates to a rejection of claims.