[2024-07-11] Seoul Forum spotlights roles of China, Russia in NK human rights

Seoul Metropolitan Government hosts first-ever N. Korean human rights forum by local government in S. Korea

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced the Kim Jong-un regime for intensifying crackdowns on the populace through various means, including the implementation of domestic laws such as the Law on Rejecting Reactionary Ideology and Culture.

“Attempting to control people’s speech and actions through law and to regulate culture and ideology may work temporarily, but it can never be sustained,” Ban said in his congratulatory speech. “This strongly indicates that the North Korean regime’s brutal rule is failing.”

Panelists emphasized that improving the human rights situation requires cooperation among UN member states, including China and Russia, during the first session titled “North Korean Human Rights Status and International Cooperation Strategies.”

Source: The Korea Herald

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