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<p>In October 2013, I met members of the Commission of Inquiry team on a visit we
organised for them to the UK. I travelled to the Human Rights Council in Geneva in
March to urge action following their report, and I was pleased with the strong resolution
which passed later that month.</p><p>In April the UK raised the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) human rights concerns during closed consultations between
the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Security Council. The same month
the UK's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York met with members of
the Commission of Inquiry and expressed our strong support for the work of the Commission.
The UK also took part in a public ‘Arria' briefing with other Security Council members
to consider DPRK human rights. In May, we raised the need for continued focus on the
situation during a UN Security Council Sanctions Committee meeting. I will travel
to the UN in Geneva this week in order to meet the DPRK Special Rapporteur, Marzuki
Darusman, and to set out the UK's concerns to the Council. The meeting of the UN General
Assembly in September presents a further opportunity to hold discussions.</p>
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