NK human rights-UN resolution

U.N. Assembly okays resolution against N. Korean human rights
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted
a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses, officials here said.
It marks the fourth consecutive year the 192-member assembly has passed such a
resolution, harshly protested by Pyongyang.
"The U.N. General Assembly plenary session adopted the resolution early Friday
(Thursday, New York time) by a vote of 94 to 22 with 63 abstentions," Jang
Jae-bok, a foreign ministry director said.
The resolution, co-sponsored by South Korea for the first time, expresses concern
about systematic and serious human rights violations in North Korea and calls for
an immediate end to the abuses.
The resolution is not legally binding but symbolic, as it is considered to
reflect the prevalent view of the international community.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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