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Commissioner for Human Rights and other relevant experts, including the Special
Rapporteur;
(b)
Take further steps towards achieving accountability for those
responsible for serious human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, including through referral by the Security Council of the situation in the
country to the International Criminal Court;
(c)
Facilitate the work of the field-based structure and the Special
Rapporteur and provide them with timely access to relevant information and
potential witnesses, especially escapees, who may have information crucial to ensuring
institutional and individual accountability;
(d)
Engage with the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea to take specific steps to facilitate and verify the implementation of the
recommendations accepted during the first and second cycles of the universal periodic
review;
(e)
Fully involve civil society actors in Member States’ efforts to address the
situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(f)
Establish and activate the human rights contact group recommended by
the commission of inquiry, with a view to improving the situation of human rights in
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(g)
Protect the people from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who
have sought refuge in, or are transiting through, a Member State’s territory by
abiding by the principle of non-refoulement;
(h)
Make use of the principle of universal jurisdiction to realize and
maximize the potential deterrent effect of the findings and recommendations of the
commission of inquiry and thus help to protect the population of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea from further crimes against humanity.
92.
The Special Rapporteur calls on 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 line with the Secretary-General’s
Human Rights Up Front strategy.
93.
The Special Rapporteur calls on civil society to continue its important work in
raising awareness of the human rights situation 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.
94.
Finally, the Special Rapporteur looks forward to sustained and resolute action
by all stakeholders in the implementation of his proposed strategy to address the issue
of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters, as detailed
in the present report.
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