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prolonged. Given that the human rights situation in this country has a distinctive spillover
effect, with extraterritorial implications, humane examples offered by countries dealing
with these implications are important and much welcome. Resumption of the now dormant
Six-Party Talks to help denuclearize the country would also be an added opportunity to
provide space for an improved environment on human rights in the country.
In particular, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea should take the following
measures, among others: ensure effective provision of and access to food and other basic
necessities for those in need of assistance; rectify the distorted pattern of food distribution;
cooperate constructively with United Nations agencies and other humanitarian actors on the
issue; enable people to undertake economic activities to satisfy their basic needs and
supplement their livelihood without State interference; adopt a moratorium on capital
punishment; terminate public executions and abuses against the security of the person, and
other violations of rights and freedoms; end the punishment of those who seek asylum
abroad and who are sent back to the country; cooperate effectively to resolve the issue of
foreigners abducted by the country and to address the other issues, including the
consequences of the Korean war, which give rise to shackles of fear in the country; and
respond constructively to the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur. A number of
longer-term measures are also voiced in this report, together with recommendations to the
international community.
This is the final report of this Rapporteur for the Human Rights Council.
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