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(d)
Enunciate a clear policy not to punish those who leave the country without
permission, desist from punishing returnees, and amend the law and train its officials
accordingly;
(e)
Tackle the root causes leading to refugee outflows and criminalize those who
exploit refugees by human smuggling, trafficking and extortion, while not criminalizing the
victims;
(f)
Protect the rights of women, children and other groups, particularly by addressing
their vulnerable positions and ending discrimination;
(g)
Act responsibly and accountably towards its population to prevent and curb
human rights violations not only by means of law reform but also through substantive
implementation of human rights in practice;
(h)
Enable the Special Rapporteur to enter the country to assess the human rights
situation on the ground and to advise on needed improvements;
(i)
Engage sustainably with the various human rights monitoring bodies under the
treaties to which it is a party by following up their recommendations and inviting them to visit
the country to support improvements;
(j)
Seek technical assistance from the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights to help promote and protect human rights in the country.
72.
The international community is invited to take the following measures:
(a)
Continue to provide humanitarian aid, especially food aid, on the basis that the aid
must reach the target groups (“no access, no aid”), coupled with relevant monitoring;
(b)
Respect the rights of refugees, particularly the principle of non-refoulement,
desist from forcibly returning them to their country of origin, and exempt them from the
strictures of national immigration laws which might otherwise lead to the detention of
refugees/those seeking refuge;
(c)
Utilize dialogues and other interactions to engage with the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, with relevant incentives, graduated influence, and economic and security
guarantees where appropriate;
(d)
the country;
Mobilize the totality of the United Nations to promote and protect human rights in
(e)
Support processes which concretize responsibility and accountability for human
rights violations, and an end to impunity.
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