UN resolution to call for referral of North Korea to ICC and targeted sanctions

A draft resolution tabled at the United Nations General Assembly’s human rights committee encourages the Security Council to refer the human rights situation in North Korea to the International Criminal Court and target sanctions at those responsible for crimes against humanity.

The draft resolution, obtained by the Associated Press, calls for “effective targeted sanctions against those who appear to be the most responsible for crimes against humanity.”

Pressure on North Korea continued last month at the annual United Nations General Assembly, where the US secretary of state John Kerry called on North Korea to shut down its “evil system” reports the Associated Press.


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