DPR Korea human rights report elicits concern from senior UN officials
UN Human Rights @UNrightswire 

: Navi Pillay calls for urgent action on “historic” DPRK report suggesting crimes agst humanity:

JURIST @JURISTnews 

UN rights chief urges action in North Korea

Lotte Leicht @LotteLeicht1 

Rights Chief urges int’l leadership to ensure justice for crimes against humanity incl through .

Col. Morris Davis @ColMorrisDavis 

“: United Nations report: North Korea’s leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity ” But will UN act?

 

#previous #articles #videos #Navanethem Pillay

Lotte Leicht @LotteLeicht1 

„deeply disturbed“ by Inquiry findings & „seriously concerned“ about human rights&hum situation

Lotte Leicht @LotteLeicht1 

Inquiry puts leader on notice & presses for int’l prosecution. High time for Inquiry’s chief to be equally tough!

: Full report of UN investigation into human rights & crimes agst humanity in DPRK:

UN Commission report places spotlight on in North Korea:

U.N. inquiry on North Korea likely to find crimes against humanity – CNN.com ow.ly/tGOpp

 

UN fingers North Korea regime as ‘strikingly similar’ to Nazis dlvr.it/4y2sHQ

 

UN: North Korea rights violations constitute crimes against humanity

The Wire @TheWire  

U.N. says torture, forced abductions among crimes against humanity in North Korea

Col. Morris Davis @ColMorrisDavis

“: United Nations report: North Korea’s leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity ” But will UN act?

 

Report of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the #DPRK http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2014/02/17/report-of-the-commission-of-inquiry-on-human-rights-in-the-dprk/

 

#UN accuses #NorthKorea of human rights crimes resembling Nazis & warns Kim Jong-un he could face int’l trial http://gu.com/p/3mz9j/tw  #ICC

 

Fakhteh Luna Zamani
A UN panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from executing and torturing prisoners to systematic abductions and starving mass populations.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/02/17/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-warned-by-un-he-may-be-held-accountable-for-crimes-against-humanity/

 

Former UK ambo to N Korea asked if comparisons to Nazi Germany justified: „Yes, they’re drawn by the North Koreans themselves“ #newsnight

 

‚Abundant evidence‘ of crimes against humanity in #NorthKorea, #UN panel says http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/17/world/asia/north-korea-un-report/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter … #UNSC must refer jurisdiction to #ICC

 

MT:@AFP Map locating #NorthKorea’s prison camps, according to #UN investigators pic.twitter.com/RCOjUdBGnv @eu_eeas

Lotte Leicht ‏@LotteLeicht1 

After WW2 we pledged“never again“ In #NorthKorea unspeakable atrocities continue.Bodies of starved burned in prison camps&used as fertilizer

 
 

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry:Horrific tales of bodies burned in prison camps&used as fertilizer bring back WW2 memories. #UNSC must refer to #ICC

 

North Korean human rights abuses systematic and unparalleled, says UNgu.com/p/3mz9j/tw 

 

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry: „gravity, scale&nature of violations reveal a State that doesn’t have any parallel in the contemporary world“ #ICC

 

North Korea: #COIDPRK report includes letter by Commissioners to Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un w/ a summary sm.ohchr.org/1dCRnDC 

#NorthKorea’s Kim warned by #UN he may face charges over atrocities shld he fail to end them. reut.rs/1m0nrU1   http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIDPRK/Pages/ReportoftheCommissionofInquiryDPRK.aspx …

Read it and weep… MT @UNrightswire: #NorthKorea: Full report of UN investigation:sm.ohchr.org/1m0DIIu 

Tom Miles @tgemiles              

#UN investigator Kirby comparing #NorthKorea camp conditions to #Naziconcentration camps

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry: Evidence of crimes against humanity was sent to #DPRKleader – failure to respond cld result in criminal liability

To coincide w today’s #UN #NorthKorea Inquiry report, @hrw releases VIDEO, “North Korea: Tales from Camp Survivors”:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZby_vxrJ0Q&feature=youtu.be

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry calls on UN to ensure continued gathering of evidence of crimes&recs different justice routes  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIDPRK/Pages/ReportoftheCommissionofInquiryDPRK.aspx …

#UN #NorthKorea inquiry chair:“We should be ashamed if we do not act on the crimes documented in this report” Indeed:  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIDPRK/Pages/ReportoftheCommissionofInquiryDPRK.aspx …

#UN Inquiry chair: „The suffering & tears of the people of #NorthKorea demand action.“ Now UN members have to act on recs incl #ICC referal

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry chair Kirby:“There’s no excuse for not responding to crimes against humanity. We presented evidence to #DPRK leader“

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry chair Kirby: Govt denies existence of prison camps, but we have evidence of these camps & crimes associated w them

Besides referring #NorthKorea to #ICC, #UNSC shld set up special tribunal as many of the crimes documented by #UN inquiry occurred b4 2002

#UN #NorthKorea inquiry report catalogues absolutely horrific human rights crimes & calls on #UNSC to refer jurisdiction to #ICC -It should!

#NorthKorea is not a nuclear problem only. It’s a human rights disaster that #UNInquiry concludes amounts to crimes against humanity. #ICC

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry docs horrific rights crimes incl „extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions“

#UN #NorthKorea Inquiry:“systematic & widespread attack against all populations“ considered to pose threat to political system & leadership.

 

Following unprecedented hearings w victims #UN #NorthKorea inquiry will release its findings today at 14:00 CET.Watch:webtv.un.org