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UN human rights resolution on North Korea tests Moon’s diplomacy

The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution for the 19th-consecutive year condemning North Korea’s human rights violations. This year’s resolution carries extra significance with the U.S. joining as a co-sponsor.Diplomatic observers said this comes as a test for the foreign policy of the Moon Jae-in administration, which has been trying hard to […]

Iran slams UN human rights resolution on anniversary of protests

anniversary of protests

Roughly one year after protests over economic hardship broke out across Iran, officials have condemned a United Nations resolution that among other things calls for upholding human rights of people involved in the protests. Last week, the third committee of the UN General Assembly, which deals with human rights, adopted a resolution put forward by […]