A/75/388
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
14 October 2020
Original: English
Seventy-fifth session
Item 72 (c) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of human rights: human
rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs
and representatives
Situation of human rights in the Democratic Peopleโs
Republic of Korea**
Note by the Secretary-General
Summary
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
the Democratic Peopleโs Republic of Korea is submitted pursuant to General Assembly
resolution 74/166. In the report, the mandate holder provides an overview of recent
developments in the human rights situation in the Democratic Peopleโs Republic of
Korea in the context of the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and
of progress made towards peace, security and denuclearization on the Korean
Peninsula. He updates the international community on issues of concern regarding the
situation of human rights and reiterates the importance of engagement with the
Democratic Peopleโs Republic of Korea.
* A/75/150.
** The present report was submitted after the deadline so as to include the most recent
information.
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