The meeting, expected to be held on December 11, will mark the fourth time since 2014 that the council holds an annual meeting on North Korea’s dismal rights record.
The United States, Britain, France and six other countries today requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on human rights abuses in North Korea, which is already under fire for its missile and nuclear tests.
The meeting, expected to be held on December 11, will mark the fourth time since 2014 that the council holds an annual meeting on North Korea’s dismal rights record.
Italy, Japan, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine and Uruguay joined the three permanent council members in requesting the meeting, according to a letter seen by AFP.
China, North Korea’s ally, has in the past sought to block any discussion on human rights in North Korea, arguing that the Human Rights Council in Geneva was the forum for those concerns, and not the Security Council.
