- December 23, 2014
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The UN Security Council discussed the systematic human rights violations in North Korea, despite the objections of Russia and China against the discussion of the topic.
Representatives of the DPRK refused to come at the Security Council meeting and said they did not recognize him.
On Thursday, the UN General Assembly vote, recommend to the Security Council to send to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the issue of bringing the North Korean leadership to justice for crimes against humanity.
It is, however, unlikely, as Moscow and Beijing could block such a decision.
Along with the discussion in the United Nations has received reports of large-scale disabling access to the Internet in North Korea.
The objections of Russia and China
Russia and China were among the 20 countries that voted in the General Assembly to the discussion of the Security Council of the issue of human rights in North Korea.
When it came to the Security Council meeting, the Chinese representative again offered to drop the issue from consideration. He was supported by the Russian delegation, but on procedural matters permanent members of the Security Council veto power have, and the Russians and Chinese were in the minority.
Permanent Representative of the United States Samantha Power said that the lives of the people in North Korea – a “permanent nightmare “.
She gave evidence that starving prisoners of concentration camps looking for survivors in the manure of grain, and in one of the female camp guards systematically raped prisoners.
The Security Council had never discussed the repression in North Korea, limited to issues of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
“Today we break the silence of the Council. We have sent North Korea a ray of light, and what he has highlighted, is appalling, “- said Power.
In February, the report of the UN Council on Human Rights has led a long catalog of the known facts of human rights violations in North Korea, include “deliberate starvation, forced labor, executions and torture”.
The representative of the North Korean delegation Kim Sung said that the country “can not accept this meeting of the Security Council.” “Human rights are not relevant to its mandate,” – she added.
Disable Internet
Meanwhile, the US company Dyn Research, which tracks the volume of data transmitted via the Internet, reported serious disruptions in North Korea.
Interruptions began at the weekend, and now “access is completely absent,” said director Doug Dyn Research Malory.
The reasons are unclear disruptions. Malory said that among the possible versions – Software Problems or cyber attack.
US officials declined to comment on the reports.
Once in Washington on Friday officially accused Pyongyang of cyber attack on the company Sony Pictures President Barack Obama said the United States will take retaliatory action.
“We do not intend to publicly discuss operational details of possible options for our response, or still somehow comment on these posts,” – said State Department spokesman Marie Harf.
“Let me just say that some of us realized the response will be visible, while others will not be noticeable,” – she added.
Pyongyang angered filmed Sony Pictures comedy “Interview,” which depicts conspiracy to assassinate the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The cyber attack resulted in the abduction of Sony Pictures have large amounts of sensitive data. North Korea denies any involvement in the attack, but applaud him.
The film “Interview” should have been released in theaters in the US on Christmas Day, but Sony Pictures has canceled a demonstration of the film, because hackers who committed the attack, also threatened to distributors and audiences.
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