Human Rights Council Tenth Session Resolution 10/16. Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other human rights instruments, Recalling all previous resolutions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, the Council and the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including Council resolution 7/15 of 27 March 2008 and Assembly resolution 63/190 of 18 December 2008, and urging the implementation of those resolutions, Bearing in mind paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and 5/2 on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto, Bearing in mind the reports submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (A/63/322 and A/HRC/10/18), and urging the implementation of the recommendations contained therein, Having reviewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Deeply concerned at the continuing reports of systematic, widespread and grave violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and at the unresolved questions of international concern relating to the abduction of nationals of other States, and urging the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms fully, Deploring the grave, widespread and systematic human rights abuses in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in particular the use of torture and labour camps against political prisoners and repatriated citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Deeply regretting the refusal of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to recognize the mandate of the Special Rapporteur or to extend full cooperation to him, and allow him access to the country, Alarmed by the precarious humanitarian situation in the country,