A/HRC/31/70 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. 13

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