A/HRC/28/71 87. It is more than ever essential at the present juncture that the international community redouble its efforts to effect meaningful changes in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by addressing the deeply worrying human rights situation in the country, in particular with regard to the issue of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters. The international community owes it to all the victims and their relatives who have endured enough suffering, and to the people of both Koreas in their hopes for a peaceful future. 88. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur wishes to make the following series of recommendations. 89. The Special Rapporteur calls upon the Human Rights Council to: (a) Reiterate its absolute condemnation of the longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations and other human rights abuses committed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (b) Affirm the responsibility of the international community to protect the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and victims abroad from crimes against humanity, in view of the manifest failure of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to protect its own population from such crimes; (c) Ensure that the field-based structure of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights tasked with following up on the commission of inquiry’s work can function with independence, has sufficient resources and is not subjected to reprisals or threats; (d) Urge the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to invite the Special Rapporteur to undertake a fully-fledged visit to the country as soon as possible and without any preconditions, in accordance with the terms of reference for country visits by special procedures mandate holders, 29 and more generally to cooperate with his mandate. 90. The Special Rapporteur urges the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to: (a) Immediately halt all the human rights violations identified by the commission of inquiry in its report; (b) Resume dialogue with, and consider reissuing the invitations extended to all the stakeholders concerned, including the Special Rapporteur and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; (c) Engage genuinely in bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea and Japan, and abide by the terms of bilateral agreements concluded, first and foremost in the interest of the victims and their families; (d) Cooperate with the United Nations human rights mechanisms, including the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, notably by granting them access to the country with a view to, inter alia, assisting and assessing the implementation of the recommendations accepted during the second cycle of the universal periodic review. 91. The Special Rapporteur calls on Member States to: (a) Ensure that the Security Council holds regular briefings on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with the participation of the High 29 18 E/CN.4/1998/45.