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production, ► humanitarian support based on enhanced frequency and validity of
investigations into food distribution, etc.
Concerning the right to liberty, the report called for ► monitoring activities and
criticism by the international community, ► the establishment of a human rights
archive, ► the systematic collection, organization, and archiving of detailed cases and
evidence of human rights violations as a prerequisite for the criminal prosecution of
human rights perpetrators, etc.
The “Report on Human Rights in North Korea” by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human
Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2008) 17 offered policy
recommendations to both the North Korean government and the international
community.
<Table 2-5> Policy proposals of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
Research Organization (year)
Policy proposal
•
UN Special Rapporteur on Human
Rights in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
“Muntarbhorn Report” (2008)
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North Korean government
− Push towards a more uniform development, implement
human rights effectively and inclusively, transfer resources
from the military domain to the domain of societal
development
− Rectify unequal access of the public to food and other
necessities, procure food security through sustainable
agricultural development
− Modernise the judicial and correctional system to safeguard
security of the individual, observe the rule of law by
providing credible investigative findings to resolve problems
of abducted or missing persons, protect persons charged
with a crime, grant fair trials and independence of courts,
etc.
− Cease all punishment for persons who left the country
without governmental permission
− Join the International Labour Organization
International community
− Insist on necessity of participatory and sustainable
development in North Korea, provide humanitarian aid
while simultaneously emphasizing strategies for human
security
− Respect rights of refugees, especially observe the principal
prohibition of forced repatriation and the rights of migrants,
reduce crackdowns on persons seeking to migrate or flee
− Revitalize dialogues with the North Korean government to
Vitit Muntarbhorn presented his “Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea“ (2008) to the UN Human Rights Council in February 2008.