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in the interests of victims of human rights violations, including abductions, and their
families;
(e)
To cooperate with United Nations human rights mechanisms, including
the Special Rapporteur, by granting them access to the country with a view to, inter
alia, assisting in and assessing the implementation of the recommendations accepted
by the State during the second cycle of the universal periodic review.
51.
The Special Rapporteur calls upon Member States:
(a)
To take concrete steps towards achieving accountability for those
responsible for serious human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, including by means of referral by the Security Council of the situation in the
country to the International Criminal Court;
(b)
To make use of the principle of universal jurisdiction to realize and
maximize the potential deterring effect of the findings and recommendations of the
commission of inquiry, and thus to help to protect the population of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea from further crimes against humanity;
(c)
To ensure that the Security Council holds regular briefings on the
situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with the participation of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other relevant experts,
including the Special Rapporteur;
(d)
To facilitate the work of the field-based structure and the Special
Rapporteur, and to provide them with timely access to relevant information and
potential witnesses, in particular those who have left the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, who may have information crucial to ensuring accountability;
(e)
To involve fully civil society actors in the efforts of Member States to
address the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(f)
To protect persons from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who
have sought refuge in, or are transiting through, the territory of a Member State by
abiding with the principle of non-refoulement.
52.
The Special Rapporteur calls upon 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 accordance with the SecretaryGeneral’s Human Rights Up Front initiative.
53.
The Special Rapporteur calls upon civil society to continue its critical work in
raising awareness of the situation of human rights 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.
54.
The Special Rapporteur thanks all the partners and stakeholders who extended
full cooperation and support during his mandate, and hopes that the common goal to
improve the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
will be achieved in the near future.
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