A/HRC/22/57 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–4 4 II. Patterns of violations documented by the United Nations ...................................... 5–7 5 III. United Nations assessment of human rights violations in the Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea ................................................................. 8–16 6 IV. Impunity and non-cooperation with the United Nations ........................................ 17–30 8 V. Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 31–32 12 Analysis of patterns of human rights violations in the Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea, documented by the United Nations through its reports and resolutions since 2004 ......................... 13 A. Violation of the right to food ................................................................................................... 13 B. Torture and inhuman treatment ............................................................................................... 16 C. Arbitrary detention................................................................................................................... 18 D. Prison camps ........................................................................................................................... 20 E. Discrimination ......................................................................................................................... 23 F. Violations of freedom of expression ....................................................................................... 26 G. Violations of the right to life ................................................................................................... 28 H. Violations of freedom of movement ....................................................................................... 30 I. Enforced disappearances, including abduction of foreign nationals ....................................... 32 List of United Nations documents reviewed ................................................................................... 35 Annexes I. II. 3