| An independent U.N. investigator on North Korea's human rights situation on Friday called for an ''effective response'' from North Korea to settle its past abductions of Japanese nationals. ''A number of cases concerning Japanese nationals abducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remain unsolved and require an effective response from the latter to ensure transparency and accountability,'' U.N. special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn said in a report unveiled at the 10th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council. |