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China-Japan-Koreas
UN mulls a stiff North resolution
2014-09-25
A strongly worded resolution calling for North Korean leader Fat Boy Kim Jong-un to take responsibility for his regime's crimes against humanity is anticipated to be considered by the United Nations General Assembly next month.

"The European Union and Japan have completed a draft resolution that endorses the February report of the Commission of Inquiry [into North Korean human rights] and will soon circulate it among UN member states," a diplomatic source told the JoongAng Ilbo yesterday.
That will do it alright. Now it's time for lunch.
The draft of the resolution is expected to state that Kim was involved in the suppression of human rights in North Korea, and it indicates that the international community wants Pyongyang to set straight its dismal human rights record regardless of its internal affairs.

On Feb. 17, the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on human rights in North Korea released a landmark report concluding that senior members of North Korea's military regime, including leader Kim, had committed or overseen a broad range of crimes against humanity and advised the UN Security Council to bring the issue to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The report was the conclusion of the COI's yearlong investigation into systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights in North Korea. Pyongyang did not participate in the investigation. It described victims of the regime being summarily executed, subject to rape, forced into abortions and persecuted for reasons including political or religious beliefs.

On March 28, the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution endorsing the COI report and urging the UN General Assembly to formally submit the report to the Security Council. It said the Security Council should refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court to enable prosecution of its leaders - including Kim - and consider imposing sanctions against those most responsible for the rights abuses.
Just as soon as they get done with the abuses committed by the former Yugoslavia, Libya and Boko Haram...
However, the draft resolution led by the EU and Japan is not likely to directly recommend that Kim be referred to the ICC. Instead, it is likely that the General Assembly will submit the entirety of the COI report to the Security Council.

The UN General Assembly has approved resolutions on North Korea's human rights situation since 2005, but this would be the strongest to date if it passes, according to foreign affairs officials.
And equally as effective...
UN General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding. But a resolution directly linking the Pudgy Kim Jong-un regime with crimes against humanity at the UN level is expected to make a strong impact on Pyongyang. Crimes against humanity do not have a statute of limitations under international law, and will leave a permanent brand on Kim and the North Korean leadership as suspects open for prosecution.

The wording of the resolution is expected to be finalized next month after working groups review the draft. Then, the draft resolution is expected to be voted on by the General Assembly in November, and if approved, it will be referred to the Security Council afterward.

"Australia, the home country of Judge Michael Kirby, chair of the COI, was also very active, and there is a high likelihood that the resolution will be adopted through the momentum on the issue in the UN General Assembly," said one foreign affairs official.

Another diplomatic source said, "Because human rights problems are a universal issue to mankind, it will be a burden on China or Russia to stick up for Pyongyang against other member states."
They'll somehow manage...
Posted by:Steve White

#3  "No Human Rights Commission membership for you!"
Posted by: Pappy   2014-09-25 11:06  

#2  Extremely Sternly Worded Letter!
Posted by: Raj   2014-09-25 09:01  

#1  Double Super Secret Probation!
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-09-25 00:26  

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