Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea A/RES/80/220 been implemented, according to the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights containing an update on the situation of human rights since 2014, 3 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 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, 4 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 79/181, 5 Mindful that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 6 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 7 the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 8 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 9 and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 10 and that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea last submitted periodic reports to the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 20 March 2000 and 12 April 2002, respectively, 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, in particular the fourth periodic review to the Human Rights Committee under the list of issues prior to reporting sent by the Committee, 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 and the Committee’s findings in September 2025 on the implementation by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Recalling the participation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the fourth universal periodic review process, and emphasizing the importance of the implementation of the recommendations in order to address the human rights situation in the country, 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 society organization based in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is able to _______________ 3 A/HRC/60/58. A/80/149. 5 A/80/312. 6 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 7 Ibid. 8 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531. 9 Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378. 10 Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910. 11 CRPD/C/PRK/RQ/1. 12 CRPD/C/PRK/Q/1. 4 2/14 25-20980