North Korea's UN mission said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency that the move was a "farce" and a "politically motivated provocation." It said the resolution is "flagrantly distorting its human rights policy," claiming that human rights are not "a monopoly of the West." Referring to the protests in Europe, the North Korean mission said: "Streets are filled with demonstrators from all walks of life demanding such elementary rights as the rights to existence."
torsdag 5. november 2026
North Korea tells EU to 'mind its own business' on human rights
North Korea responded to the European Union's draft United Nations resolution on human rights in the country by telling the bloc to "mind its own business," state media reported Thursday. Pyongyang has long been accused by the UN and human rights advocates of committing human rights violations.
North Korea's UN mission said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency that the move was a "farce" and a "politically motivated provocation." It said the resolution is "flagrantly distorting its human rights policy," claiming that human rights are not "a monopoly of the West." Referring to the protests in Europe, the North Korean mission said: "Streets are filled with demonstrators from all walks of life demanding such elementary rights as the rights to existence."
North Korea's UN mission said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency that the move was a "farce" and a "politically motivated provocation." It said the resolution is "flagrantly distorting its human rights policy," claiming that human rights are not "a monopoly of the West." Referring to the protests in Europe, the North Korean mission said: "Streets are filled with demonstrators from all walks of life demanding such elementary rights as the rights to existence."