A/HRC/31/38 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 February 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda items 2 and 4 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with regard to the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/22, provides updated information about the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul between 1 April and 31 December 2015. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments. GE.16-01315(E) *1601315*