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North Korea / Human rights: UN Expert in fact-finding mission to Seoul
GENEVA / SEOUL (14 July ) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Tomás OJEA QUINTANA, will visit Seoul from 17 to 21 July.
Since his appointment by the UN Human Rights Council in March , the Special Rapporteur has not been granted access to the DPRK, despite the requests made.
As part of his efforts to gather information on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, Mr. OJEA QUINTANA has previously visited Japan and the Republic of Korea, in November
“With the new administration in the Republic of Korea now in place, the purpose of my mission is to hear from them about the new policies vis-à-vis the DPRK, and to collect first-hand information on human rights from various sources, including people who have recently left the country,” said the independent expert.
“My visit comes in the context of intensified hostilities
