Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
A/RES/73/180
Recalling the responsibility of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to
protect its population from crimes against humanity, and recalling also that the
commission of inquiry urged the leadership of the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea to prevent and suppress crimes against humanity and to ensure that perpetrators
are prosecuted and brought to justice,
Taking note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council
on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People ’s Republic of Korea, 3
regretting that he still has not been allowed to visit the country and that he has
received no cooperation from the authorities of the Democratic People ’s Republic of
Korea, and taking note also of the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on
the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea submitted
in accordance with resolution 72/188, 4
Mindful that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a party to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 5 the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 5 the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 7
and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 8 and recalling the
concluding observations of the treaty bodies under the treaties and the importance of
giving them consideration,
Recalling the submission, in April 2016, by the Democratic People ’s Republic
of Korea of its combined second, third and fourth periodic reports on the
implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women 9 and of its combined fifth and sixth periodic reports on the
implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 10 and the subsequent
reviews in 2017 by the relevant committees, and urging full implementation of these
Conventions, including the recommendations contained in the concluding
observations from the aforementioned reviews,
Noting the visit of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the
rights of persons with disabilities to the Democratic People ’s Republic of Korea in
2017, encouraging the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to implement all of
the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on her visit to
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea submitted to the Human Rights Council
at its thirty-seventh session, 11 and noting the participation of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea in the Paralympic Winter Games held in Pyeongchang, Republic
of Korea,
Stressing the importance of extending the cooperation of the Government of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea also to other United Nations special
procedures and human rights mechanisms, including the Special Rapporteur on the
situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in
accordance with their terms of reference,
Acknowledging the participation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
in the second universal periodic review process, noting the acceptance by the
Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of 113 out of the
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A/73/386.
A/73/308.
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.
Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378.
Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910.
CEDAW/C/PRK/2–4.
CRC/C/PRK/5.
A/HRC/37/56/Add.1.
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