A/HRC/28/71 Commissioner for Human Rights and other relevant experts, including the Special Rapporteur; (b) Take further steps towards achieving accountability for those responsible for serious human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including through referral by the Security Council of the situation in the country to the International Criminal Court; (c) Facilitate the work of the field-based structure and the Special Rapporteur and provide them with timely access to relevant information and potential witnesses, especially escapees, who may have information crucial to ensuring institutional and individual accountability; (d) Engage with the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to take specific steps to facilitate and verify the implementation of the recommendations accepted during the first and second cycles of the universal periodic review; (e) Fully involve civil society actors in Member States’ efforts to address the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (f) Establish and activate the human rights contact group recommended by the commission of inquiry, with a view to improving the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (g) Protect the people from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who have sought refuge in, or are transiting through, a Member State’s territory by abiding by the principle of non-refoulement; (h) Make use of the principle of universal jurisdiction to realize and maximize the potential deterrent effect of the findings and recommendations of the commission of inquiry and thus help to protect the population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from further crimes against humanity. 92. The Special Rapporteur calls on the United Nations system as a whole to address the grave human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in a coordinated and unified manner, in line with the Secretary-General’s Human Rights Up Front strategy. 93. The Special Rapporteur calls on civil society to continue its important work in raising awareness of the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including by reporting on human rights violations committed by the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 94. Finally, the Special Rapporteur looks forward to sustained and resolute action by all stakeholders in the implementation of his proposed strategy to address the issue of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters, as detailed in the present report. 19

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