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Human rights: North Korea; persecution in Pakistan; vulnerable groups in Syria

EU News 180/2014

17 April 2014
European Parliament

The EP passed three resolutions on Thursday, supporting the recommendations of the UN Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea; expressing deep concern at the increase in sectarian violence and religious intolerance in Pakistan; and condemning the recent attacks against religious and ethnic communities and the suffering of women and children in Syria.

North Korea

MEPs call on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to put an immediate end to the grave, widespread and systematic human rights violations perpetrated against its own people and demand that those most responsible for the crimes against humanity committed in the DPRK be held accountable, brought before the International Criminal Court and subjected to targeted sanctions

Parliament calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the member states to support the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in establishing special structures to ensure accountability for the crimes committed, through the continued collection of evidence and documentation. The UN should convene, as proposed by the Commission of Inquiry, a high-level conference between the parties to the Korean War with the aim of concluding a final peaceful settlement of the war and establishing a procedure for intensifying cooperation, say MEPs.

Source and additional information:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140411IPR43452/html/Human-rights-North-Korea-persecution-in-Pakistan-vulnerable-groups-in-Syria