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Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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Most recent Special Procedures' reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (A/HRC/31/70)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the General Assembly (A/70/362)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (A/HRC/28/71)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the General Assembly (A/69/548)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (A/HRC/26/43)

Most recent reports by the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretariat

Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on its role and achievements, including on the field-based structure established to strengthen the monitoring and documentation of the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/HRC/31/38)

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/70/393)

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/69/639)

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/68/932)

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/67/362)

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Most recent concluding observations

Committee on the Rights of the Child
Concluding observations (2009) CRC/C/PRK/CO/4

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Concluding observations (2005) A/60/38(SUPP) (paras.19-76)

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Concluding observations (2003) E/C.12/1/Add.95

Human Rights Committee
Concluding observations (2001) CCPR/CO/72/PRK

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