North Korea on Thursday released a barrage of harsh-worded insults against the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights who is visiting Asia on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of a landmark U.N. report on the North s rights abuses.
North Korea slams US human rights envoy after her arrival in Seoul nknews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nknews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The new US special envoy for North Korean human rights made an overture for dialogue with the recalcitrant regime Wednesday, after Pyongyang accused her of "distorting and slandering" its rights records. Ambassador Julie Turner made the call, underscoring that the North Korean rights records have been "well documented" as highlighted in the 2014 report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on the situat.
WASHINGTON The new US envoy for North Korean human rights issues reiterated “grave” concerns Friday over China’s reported repatriation of North Korean defectors last week, as she stressed the international principle of non-refoulement should be upheld. Ambassador Julie Turner, who took office a week ago, made the remarks in a forum, referring to reports that Chinese authorities repatriated around.