North Korea's UN Ambassador: "North Korea Human Rights Resolution, Double Standards with Political Motives"

"Ideologically Different National Systems Undermining Constitutes Human Rights Violation"
"Kim Jong-un Strives to Prioritize Human Rights in National Policy"

Kim Sung, North Korean Ambassador to the UN [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hee-jun] North Korea openly expressed its displeasure ahead of the United Nations' submission of a resolution on North Korean human rights.

Kim Sung, North Korea's ambassador to the UN, criticized Western countries such as the United States and the European Union (EU) for having a double standard on human rights, stating at the 3rd Committee meeting of the 77th UN General Assembly held at the UN Headquarters in New York on the 19th (local time), "Raising human rights issues in the international community has nothing to do with human rights and is raised to achieve political objectives."

Ambassador Kim mentioned the United States, the United Kingdom, and the EU, arguing that undermining the system of a specific country based on different ideologies and systems is a human rights violation and an insult to the people of that country. He particularly pointed out that deep-rooted racial discrimination continues in Western countries that claim to be the "human rights judges of the international community," and insisted that raising issues about North Korean human rights is not a fair discussion.

Furthermore, Ambassador Kim claimed that Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, prioritizes human rights in state policy and is making efforts to promote political and social rights. His mention of human rights while criticizing Western countries is interpreted as an expression of dissatisfaction with the North Korean human rights resolution currently being drafted by the EU.

Meanwhile, the 3rd Committee of the UN General Assembly is the committee where issues related to the promotion and protection of human rights are discussed, and where the North Korean human rights resolution is submitted.

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