Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea A/RES/79/181 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 in a manner that is in accordance with international law, Taking note of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 3 regretting that the Special Rapporteur has still not been allowed to visit the country and that she 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 78/218, 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, 6 the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 7 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 8 and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 9 and urging full implementation of these Conventions and of the recommendations contained in the concluding observations from treaty body reviews and the submission of all overdue periodic reports to the respective treaty bodies, Encouraging the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities on her visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in May 2017, submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session, 10 and taking note with appreciation of the submission by the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in December 2023 of the written replies 11 to the list of issues sent by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 12 Stressing the importance of extending the cooperation of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to other United Nations special procedures and human rights mechanisms, in particular to use the opportunity to engage with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in accordance with their terms of reference, Recalling the participation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the third universal periodic review process, noting the acceptance by the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of 132 of the 262 recommendations, 13 and encouraging the Government to implement these recommendations in good faith, Recalling also the participation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the fourth universal periodic review process, and encouraging the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to engage constructively with this process, Noting again with regret that independent civil society organizations cannot operate in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and that, as a result, no civil __________________ A/79/235. A/79/277. 5 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 6 Ibid. 7 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531. 8 Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378. 9 Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910. 10 A/HRC/37/56/Add.1. 11 CRPD/C/PRK/RQ/1. 12 CRPD/C/PRK/Q/1. 13 A/HRC/42/10. 3 4 2/14 24-24223