Unification Deputy Minister Meets with US Criminal Justice Attach?... Discusses Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights
South Korea-US Cooperation to Investigate North Korean Human Rights Violations
Kim Soo-kyung, Vice Minister of Unification, met with the U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice to discuss cooperation for the promotion of North Korean human rights.
According to the Ministry of Unification on the 11th, Vice Minister Kim met with Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Department of State's Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice, and Julie Turner, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, at the Government Seoul Office the previous afternoon to discuss how South Korea and the United States can cooperate to improve North Korean human rights.
At the meeting, Vice Minister Kim emphasized that systematic investigation and documentation of human rights violations by North Korean authorities is a very important matter, as it not only has the effect of deterring human rights abuses but can also serve as grounds for criminal prosecution of perpetrators in the future.
He also explained the purpose and content of the August 15 Unification Doctrine and requested U.S. interest and support for a 'Unified Republic of Korea' based on freedom, peace, and prosperity.
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Ambassador Van Schaack and Special Envoy Turner stated that it is important to build solidarity and cooperation with countries that share universal values such as freedom, democracy, and human rights to improve North Korean human rights, and that there is a need to jointly consider creative solutions for holding North Korea accountable for human rights violations.
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