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(d)
Continue to abide by international human rights law and international law
concerning refugees, ensure effective implementation measures and build capacity among law
enforcers, including by means of training on human rights and refugee law for border officials,
and raise awareness among the public to nurture sympathy and understanding for those who seek
refuge;
(e)
Accede to the 1957 Convention and its 1967 Protocol, and adjust the country’s
laws, policies and mechanisms accordingly, with key support from and in cooperation with
UNHCR and other United Nations agencies, coupled with effective implementation measures.
69.
The international community should complement the above by providing relevant
support as part of international solidarity, bearing in mind the responsibility of the State of origin
(of those who seek refuge elsewhere) to address the root causes of outflows and the need for all
countries to abide by international human rights and refugee law, whether as source, transit or
destination countries.
V. ORIENTATIONS
70.
The current situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
reveals a number of key violations in a variety of fields. This report has analysed them
particularly from the angle of sustenance: rights pertaining to food, nutrition and related matters;
freedoms: right pertaining to security of the person, humane treatment and justice; asylum:
rights pertaining to refugees/those seeking refuge; vulnerability: rights concerning specific
groups; and responsibility: rights concerning the responsibility of the State authorities to protect
human rights and fundamental freedoms, and related accountability. The environment for the
promotion and protection of human rights was further undermined in 2006 by the missile and
nuclear tests carried out by the country in the face of global condemnation and the adoption of
subsequent Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on the country. Regrettably, it is the
ordinary people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who suffer at the hands of the
authorities and who bear the brunt of the myriad of abuses, which are both systematic and
pervasive.
71.
For the future, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea should take the following
measures:
(a)
Abide by its international obligations under the various human rights treaties to
which it is a party as well as international law, and shift military expenditure to the human
development sector and reallocate national resources to protect human rights and promote human
security;
(b)
Facilitate access to humanitarian aid, respect the need for monitoring to ensure
that the aid reaches the target groups, and build food security through sustainable agricultural
development with broad-based people’s participation;
(c)
Reform its prison system, eliminate violence against the human person, and
promote due process of law and the rule of law, such as safeguards for accused persons, fair trial
and the building of an independent judiciary;
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