A/HRC/RES/43/25 the possibility of implementing a further 56 recommendations, and emphasizing the importance of the implementation of the recommendations in order to address the grave human rights violations in the country, Noting with regret that independent civil society organizations cannot operate in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and, as a result, no civil society organization based in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was able to submit a stakeholder report for the universal periodic review process, Stressing the importance of extending the cooperation of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Recognizing the important work of the treaty bodies in monitoring the implementation of international human rights obligations, and emphasizing the need for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to comply with its human rights obligations and to ensure regular and timely reporting to the treaty bodies, Stressing with grave concern the urgency and importance of the issue of international abductions and of the immediate return of all abductees, expressing grave concern at the long years of suffering experienced by abductees and their families and the lack of positive action by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, notably since the investigations on all the Japanese nationals commenced on the basis of the government-level consultations held between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Japan in May 2014, and calling strongly upon the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to address all allegations of enforced disappearances, to provide accurate information to the families of victims on the fate and whereabouts of their missing relatives, and to resolve all issues relating to all abductees at the earliest possible date, in particular the immediate return of all abductees of Japan and the Republic of Korea, Welcoming diplomatic efforts, and stressing the importance of dialogue, including inter-Korean dialogue, engagements and cooperation for the improvement of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Noting the urgency and importance of the issue of separated families, including affected Koreans worldwide, and in this regard encouraging the resumption of reunions of separated families across the border and in accordance with the commitments made on this issue at the inter-Korean summit held on 19 September 2018 to strengthen humanitarian cooperation to fundamentally resolve the issue of separated families, and highlighting the importance of allowing permanent regular reunions and contact between separated families, including through meetings at an easily accessible location and regular facility, regular written correspondence, video reunions and the exchange of video messages, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, Reaffirming the importance of States engaging fully and constructively with the Human Rights Council, including with the universal periodic review process and other mechanisms of the Council, for the improvement of their situation of human rights, 1. Condemns in the strongest terms the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations and other human rights abuses committed in and by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and expresses its grave concern at the detailed findings made by the commission of inquiry in its report, including: (a) The denial of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the right to adopt a religion or belief, and of the rights to freedom of opinion, expression and association, both online and offline, which is enforced through an absolute monopoly on information and total control over organized social life, and arbitrary and unlawful State surveillance that permeates the private lives of all citizens; (b) Discrimination based on the songbun system, which classifies people on the basis of State-assigned social class and birth, and also includes consideration of political opinions and religion, discrimination against women, including unequal access to employment, discriminatory laws and regulations, and violence against women; 3