North Korea: UN Rights Probe Shows 'Unspeakable Atrocities' -- BBC
A UN rights investigation into North Korea has shown there is evidence of widespread violations by the state.
Those who survived North Korean prisons suffered "unspeakable atrocities", said the UN panel, who interviewed exiles and former prisoners.
A North Korean official in Geneva, where the findings were presented on Tuesday, denied the findings.
The North is frequently accused of rights violations, including torture, abductions and running prison camps.
The UN panel members of this landmark investigation into North Korea interviewed witnesses in Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo, Japan, last month.
The panel was set up to investigate "the systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights" in North Korea, the UN said in a previous statement.
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