A/HRC/19/65 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 13 February 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Nineteenth 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 Summary The present report covers the period from September 2011 to January 2012. During that period, the human rights and humanitarian situation continued to deteriorate in the country, and Kim Jong-Un succeeded his father as the new leader of the country. The report includes information and findings from the two missions conducted by the Special Rapporteur during the year, to the Republic of Korea and Japan. It concludes with recommendations for the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, neighbouring countries and the international community. GE.12-10390