Summary

The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Elizabeth Salmón, is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 52/28. In the report, the Special Rapporteur provides a comprehensive analysis of accountability efforts made in the 10 years since the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea issued its report. She also examines the measures needed to further advance accountability for human rights violations committed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.