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 General Assembly resolution 77/226. In her report to the General Assembly, she provides an update of the human rights situation and focusses on the impact of the prolonged state of conflict on human rights and the interlinkages between human rights, peace and security as well as women, peace and security.