UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/10/18 24 February 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth session Agenda item 4 HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Vitit Muntarbhorn* * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to include the most recent information. GE.09-11205 (E) 050309