From a parallel universe: Animals from North Korea defend non-existent human rights record in report to UN

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From a parallel universe: Animals from North Korea defend non-existent human rights record in report to UN _78007445_78007444

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North Korea has held a rare briefing at the UN to discuss its recent report on its own human rights situation.
An official acknowledged the country runs labour camps to "reform" detainees, but dismissed criticism of its rights record as "wild rumours".
A UN report released in February said North Korea was committing "unspeakable atrocities" against its own people on a vast scale.
The country is thought to hold tens of thousands of people in prison camps.
Official Choe Myong Nam told the briefing - which was open to reporters and foreign diplomats - that there were "no prison camps" operating in North Korea but there were "detention centres where people are improved through their mentality and look on their wrongdoings".
He said North Korea was a "transition society" and as such "there might be some problems, for example in the economic and other areas, we may need to establish more houses and social facilities in order to provide people with better living conditions".
He blamed North Korea's economic situation on "external forces", Reuters reports, in an apparent reference to the stringent international sanctions the country is under as a result of its repeated nuclear and ballistic missile tests in recent years.
As the country moved forward "the enjoyment of the people will be further expanded", Mr Choe said.
'Systematic abuse'
The UN report in February said there was evidence of "systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights" in North Korea.
It said those accused of political crimes are "disappeared" to prison camps, where they are subject to "deliberate starvation, forced labour, executions, torture, rape and the denial of reproductive rights enforced through punishment, forced abortion and infanticide.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29531969

From a parallel universe: Animals from North Korea defend non-existent human rights record in report to UN

From a parallel universe: Animals from North Korea defend non-existent human rights record in report to UN

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