A/HRC/28/71 and can enjoy their right to adequate compensation; and holding the alleged perpetrators accountable, bearing in mind the principle of command and superior responsibility under international criminal law. 38. To that end, the Special Rapporteur proposes a multitrack strategy which combines outreach to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the bilateral level on different fronts, while maintaining pressure at the international level. It is not intended to be exhaustive and the Special Rapporteur would welcome further constructive initiatives in the pursuit of those goals. 39. The Special Rapporteur makes himself available to support the strategy, with the support of the field-based structure of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that is being established in Seoul, Republic of Korea. This structure will play a pivotal role in ensuring the implementation of several elements of the strategy, in accordance with the mandate of the structure outlined by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/25. C. Multitrack strategy 1. Comprehensive mapping of international abductions and enforced disappearances 40. Despite tight time constraints, the commission of inquiry recorded a significant number of cases of abduction and enforced disappearance of nationals from several countries. It did not rule out cases from a number of other countries. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur believes that a comprehensive mapping of international abductions and enforced disappearances, believed to have been committed by agents of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, should be undertaken in the long term to grasp the full scale and gravity of the issue and contribute to achieving accountability for such violations. To this end, the Special Rapporteur encourages all Member States affected by the issue, as well as civil society organizations and other stakeholders, to share with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights detailed information on cases of abduction, enforced disappearance and related matters, including detailed lists of confirmed and potential victims. These submissions can be treated confidentially whenever requested. 41. The Special Rapporteur also requests the Member States concerned to grant him and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights access to potential witnesses of abductions and enforced disappearances, especially those escapees who may have information relevant to the issue. 2. Sustained action by the Security Council 42. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the fact that the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now firmly placed on the Security Council’s agenda.16 Already in the discussion held by the Security Council on 22 December 2014, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and several Council members highlighted the importance of the abduction issue. Regular action by the single most powerful United Nations entity will be of paramount importance in maintaining momentum on the issue and pressure on the authorities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In this context, the Special Rapporteur calls on the President and members of the Security Council to bring the issue forward to the Council’s agenda on a regular basis, preferably at least twice per year. He believes that, given its international peace and security dimensions, the issue of 16 10 See S/2014/872.

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