A/HRC/19/65 including food and medicine, while subject to “no access, no aid” policies, should not be made contingent upon any political requirements. 59. While commending the Republic of Korea and Japan for their integration of asylum-seekers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with scope for improvement, the Special Rapporteur calls on other neighbouring countries to protect and treat all people fleeing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea humanely and to respect the principle of non-refoulement, as provided for under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. 14