[Kyodo: Korea] A U.N. independent investigator on the human rights situation in North Korea sounded the alarm Friday about the shortage of basic necessities such as food and medical supplies in the reclusive country, which has seen international aid decline following its nuclear and missile tests carried out last year. U.N. special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn, who is on his last visit to Japan before his six-year term expires in the summer, told a press conference that the human rights situation in the North is 'extremely grave,' with continued suppression of political dissidents, public executions and severe punishment of asylum seekers and their families.
| So what does the honourable UN rapporteur recommend be done, or are recommendations beyond his purview? |
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