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North Korea: Allow Access for U.N. Rights Monitor

North Korea: Allow Access for U.N. Rights Monitor
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The Human Rights Watch --

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights meeting adopted a third consecutive resolution condemning North Korea’s poor human rights record. Meanwhile Beijing has apparently sent back 30 North Koreans to North Korean where they will suffer horribly upon their return.

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