UN's Kirby speaks on NK Human Rights commission
933 views · Published 17 February 2014 · 3:55 · Indexed 28 September 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea published its report on Monday, with evidence of torture, rape and murder inside the country's labour camps where political prisoners are held. Presenting the report, the commission's chairman Michael Kirby charged that the leaders of the state, including the supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, should answer evidence that they preside over such crimes against their people. "We have not judged the supreme leader. Our job is to assemble the material and express conclusions," Kirby said. Al Jazeera David Foster speaks with Kirby.
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