Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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The Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the landmark document resulting from the investigations on human rights in North Korea commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2013[2] and concluded in 2014.[3][4][5][6][7]
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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Presented | 7 February 2014 (general distribution)[1] |
Location | Geneva, Switzerland, United Nations Human Rights Council; Also available online |
Author(s) | Michael Donald Kirby (Chair) Sonja Biserko Marzuki Darusman (Special Rapporteur) |
Purpose | Investigate the grave, systematic and widespread violations of human rights in North Korea |
The report unequivocally concluded that the North Korean government systematically violated human rights including freedom of thought, expression and religion; freedom from discrimination; freedom of movement and residence; and the right to food.[8][6][7]
The Commission further determined that North Korea had committed crimes against humanity and manifestly failed to uphold its responsibility to protect. These crimes entail "extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual violence, persecution on political, religious, racial and gender grounds, the forcible transfer of populations, the enforced disappearance of persons and the inhumane act of knowingly causing prolonged starvation".[5][9][6][7]
Based on the findings in the report, the UN General Assembly passed resolution 69/188 in 2014 condemning human rights abuses and urging the UN Security Council to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC).[3][5][9][10][11][12] That same year, and for the first time, the Security Council convened to address human rights in North Korea, but no resolution was adopted.[13][14][15][16][17][6]
In 2024, commemorating its 10th anniversary, authors and experts continued to deem the report the most exhaustive published, with its findings remaining relevant and most of its recommendations remaining unheeded.[18][19][20]