31 countries, including South Korea, the US and Japan, "North Korea's worst human rights violator"... UN Security Council calls for public discussion

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A day before World Human Rights Day, 31 countries, including South Korea, the United States and Japan, urged the United Nations to openly discuss the North Korean human rights issue.

UN ambassadors from 31 countries issued an outside statement after a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on human rights in North Korea, saying, "It is important to openly criticize those who deny human rights," saying, "The North Korean government is one of the worst human rights violations." announced.

They also mentioned the treatment of prisoners of war, saying they were concerned about the human rights situation of South Koreans abducted and detained by North Korea.

(Photo = United Nations Web TV capture, Yonhap News)