The All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea in the Westminster Parliament has warmly thanked the the European Parliament for adopting a resolution – passed yesterday – which, among other things, “calls on North Korea to grant UN human rights bodies access to the country to assess the human rights situation, enforced disappearances and the conditions of detainees and returned refugees, including the cases of Kim Cheol-ok and South Korean missionaries Kim Jung-wook, Kim Kook-kie and Choi Chun-gil” and “Calls for accountability for war crimes and violations of international law committed by Russia and its allies, including North Korea, through strengthened cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other judicial bodies”:
Texts adopted
Thursday, 28 November 2024 – Strasbourg
Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2024-0055_EN.html
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2024-0055_EN.docx
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-10-2024-0055_EN.pdf
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11. Expresses deep concern over the ongoing and severe human rights violations in North Korea, where the regime’s oppressive policies and systemic neglect of basic needs have resulted in widespread suffering among the country’s people; condemns the diversion of resources towards military activities and external conflicts, including support for Russia’s war of aggression, at the expense of addressing urgent humanitarian needs within North Korea; calls for the EU and international partners to enhance efforts to hold the North Korean regime accountable for its human rights abuses; urges increased support for civil society organisations and human rights defenders working to document abuses and provide aid to North Korean citizens; urges the Chinese Government to cease refoulement practices and provide North Korean refugees with access to international protection; calls on North Korea to grant UN human rights bodies access to the country to assess the human rights situation, enforced disappearances and the conditions of detainees and returned refugees, including the cases of Kim Cheol-ok and South Korean missionaries Kim Jung-wook, Kim Kook-kie and Choi Chun-gil;
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21. Calls for accountability for war crimes and violations of international law committed by Russia and its allies, including North Korea, through strengthened cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other judicial bodies; urges the EU and international partners to intensify efforts to hold all perpetrators accountable;
