Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL776):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Council of the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Minister of State Security, Ri Chang Dae, and the Onsong County Ministry of State Security Detention Centre in North Hamgyong Province, and whether they will consider a similar measure for holding perpetrators in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea accountable under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020. (HL776)
Tabled on: 05 September 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of ongoing, widespread and systematic human rights violations in the DPRK. The DPRK is subject to a robust sanctions regime. We continue to keep further listings under review, and do not speculate on future sanctions designations as to do so might reduce their impact.
Date and time of answer: 19 Sep 2024 at 14:28.
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL778):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support independent investigations and documentation efforts, including those conducted by Korea Future and other human rights organisations, to uncover human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, particularly during the period when the British Embassy in Pyongyang has been inaccessible to UK diplomats. (HL778)
Tabled on: 05 September 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
The UK regularly calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) government, through multilateral and bilateral channels, to address its appalling human rights record and acknowledge the many reports of serious and wide-ranging human rights violations in the country, and to uphold its human rights obligations. We have encouraged the DPRK to take early measures to reopen its borders to allow officials from international human rights organisations and humanitarian NGOs to enter the country. We closely monitor reports of human rights violations with our international partners and international human rights NGOs organisations. We highly value the efforts civil society organisations take to investigate and document these human rights abuses.
Date and time of answer: 19 Sep 2024 at 14:27.
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL779):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether their decision not to pursue human rights accountability measures under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 against high-ranking officials and entities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is influenced by the prospect of reopening the British Embassy in Pyongyang. (HL779)
Tabled on: 05 September 2024
Answer:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington:
The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of ongoing, widespread and systematic human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The UK designated two DPRK entities through the Global Human Rights (GHR) sanctions regime in July 2020. The DPRK’s Ministry of State Security (Bureau 7) and the Ministry of People’s Security (Correctional Bureau) are now subject to an asset freeze. We continue to keep further listings under review.
Date and time of answer: 19 Sep 2024 at 14:26.
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