A/HRC/43/58 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Overview of the political and security situation ............................................................................ 3 III. Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea .................................... 4 A. Economic and social rights ................................................................................................... 4 B. Fundamental freedoms .......................................................................................................... 6 C. Abductions ............................................................................................................................ 7 D. Situation of people repatriated to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.................... 7 Women’s human rights ................................................................................................................. 8 A. Legal framework ................................................................................................................... 8 B. Political participation ............................................................................................................ 9 C. Rights to education, work, health, water and sanitation ....................................................... 10 D. Violence against women ....................................................................................................... 12 E. Trafficking in and sexual exploitation of women seeking to leave the country .................... 13 F. Treatment in detention and treatment upon repatriation ....................................................... 13 G. Resettlement in the Republic of Korea ................................................................................. 14 V. Engagement and political negotiations .......................................................................................... 15 VI. Accountability ............................................................................................................................... 16 VII. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 17 VIII. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 17 IV. 2