A/HRC/31/38 Facebook page have attracted more than 3,000 subscribers. The Representative of OHCHR (Seoul) has regularly conducted interviews with the media in the Republic of Korea and elsewhere. VI. Conclusions and recommendations A. Conclusions 58. During the period under review, the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remained of serious concern, with reports of arbitrary killings, torture and unlawful detention; continued discrimination and violence against women; and persistent and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression (including access to information), association and movement. 59. OHCHR (Seoul) began carrying out its mandate after its inauguration on 23 June 2015. Lack of access to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a major obstacle, and it is hoped that the invitation that has been extended to the High Commissioner to visit the country will constitute a first step towards addressing the issues of access and dialogue. B. Recommendations 60. The High Commissioner recommends that the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: (a) Engage constructively with the United Nations system, including OHCHR and its office in Seoul, and collaborate with OHCHR to develop a concrete plan of technical assistance for the promotion and protection of human rights in the country; (b) Cooperate with United Nations human rights treaty bodies, including by submitting reports to the relevant treaty bodies; (c) Invite the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and other special procedure mandate holders to visit the country; (d) Develop a strategy to implement the universal periodic review recommendations it has accepted, with support from OHCHR and other relevant bodies; (e) Halt all executions and declare and implement a moratorium on the death penalty; (f) Provide international humanitarian organizations and human rights monitors with unhindered access throughout the country, including to all places of detention; (g) Dismantle all political prison camps and release all political prisoners; (h) Provide the families and countries of origin of all individuals who have been abducted or forcibly disappeared with full information on their fate and whereabouts; allow survivors and their descendants to return immediately to their countries of origin; and identify and repatriate the physical remains of those who have died, working in close cooperation with their families and the authorities of their countries of origin; 12

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