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(e)
Support efforts to promote accountability in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, including the work of OHCHR on accountability;
55.
The Special Rapporteur makes following recommendations to the United
Nations:
(a)
The Security Council should refer the situation in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea to the International Criminal Court or establish an ad hoc tribunal
or other comparable mechanism.
(b)
The General Assembly should also discuss the establishment of an ad hoc
international tribunal on crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
(c)
The Security Council should adopt targeted sanctions against those who
are most responsible for crimes against humanity;
(d)
The Security Council should consider lifting sanctions that negatively
affect people’s human rights;
(e)
The Secretary-General and OHCHR should conduct a comprehensive
study of the detrimental impact of sanctions on the human rights of the people of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and on the humanitarian situation in the
context of the current COVID-19 preventative measures;
(f)
The Secretary-General and OHCHR should continue to explore and
support technical cooperation projects on human rights with the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea; and
(g)
OHCHR should organize an international conference on prisons in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to develop comprehensive programs to improve
the situation by opening access for monitoring and building national capacity;
56.
The Special Rapporteur recommends that civil society organizations:
(a)
impunity;
Continue their efforts to promote accountability and their fight against
(b)
Continue to monitor and document human rights violations in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to support accountability efforts and to
advocate for changes in the country’s laws and policies; and
(c)
Engage with the Members States of the United Nations to advocate for the
advancement of a peace agreement and the integration of human rights into
negotiations;
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