Western countries underline human rights violations in North Korea, China protests

The US and its Western allies on Friday underscored the grave human rights abuses in North Korea and growing repression there at a UN meeting, but China and Russia condemned the move as politically motivated and said it Tensions on the Korean Peninsula may increase further. China blocked the US from broadcasting an informal meeting of the UN Security Council globally via the Internet.

US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield condemned China’s move and called it an attempt to “hide the atrocities” of North Korea from the world. Webcasting requires the consent of all 15 members of the council. The US ambassador said Beijing’s efforts to block the broadcast would be futile, as details of the meeting would be made public and the US and many other countries would continue to speak out against human rights abuses in North Korea and the threats it poses to international peace.

James Turpin, a senior official in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula are a threat to regional and international peace and security and cannot be seen in isolation from the serious human rights abuses in North Korea. Can. Elizabeth Salmon, the UN’s special investigator on human rights in North Korea, also stressed the “interlinkage of international peace and security and human rights”. He said that peace and disarmament are not possible without tackling the problem of human rights violations.

China’s consul to the UN mission, Xing Jisheng, criticized the US for discussing human rights in the Security Council. “It is not constructive in any way to do so. Instead of reducing tension, this may increase the conflict and therefore it is an irresponsible step. ”Stepan Kuzmenkov, Russia’s consul in the UN mission, also condemned the discussion in the Security Council on human rights.

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