Seen and heard on Ms. Theary C. Seng's Facebook accounts: www.facebook.com/theary.c.seng
Go, Marzuki!
(Marzuki Darusman is executive director of and my colleague at the Human Rights Resource Centre; the former attorney general of Indonesia and former Indonesian Member of Parliament for years, member of the panel)
Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Latest News: Lauch of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on human rights in DPRK
On 21 March 2013, at its 22nd session, the United Nations Human Rights Council established the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Resolution A/HRC/RES/22/13 mandates the body to investigate the systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with a view to ensuring full accountability, in particular for violations which may amount to crimes against humanity.Among the violations to be investigated are those pertaining to the right to food, those associated with prison camps, torture and inhuman treatment, arbitrary detention, discrimination, freedom of expression, the right to life, freedom of movement, and enforced disappearances, including in the form of abductions of nationals of other States. Read more about the Commission...
MANDATE
The United Nations Human Rights Council has established a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Read more...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Call for submissions
English
DOCUMENTATION
Oral Update by Mr. Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights at the 68th session of the General Assembly
29 October 2013
English
Oral Update by Mr. Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights at the HRC 24th session
17 September 2013
English
Updated Questions and Answers
16 September 2013
Resolution adopted at HRC 22nd regular session (Adopted without a vote)
21 March 2013 - A/HRC/RES/22/13
English | French | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Russian
All documents…
MEDIA
MEDIA ADVISORY
The Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is scheduled to present its report to the United Nations Human Rights Council at its 25th regular session in Geneva on 17 March 2014. Following this formal presentation of the report an interactive discussion will take place between the Commission, States and non-governmental organizations. The Council’s 25th session runs from 3 to 28 March 2014.
The report itself will be made available online in advance of this date, as is the usual practice of the Human Rights Council. The Commission anticipates that this would be in mid-February. When the report is publicly available, the Commission will notify the media.
Public Hearings (Programs, Videos, Transcripts)
Seoul Press Conference 27 August 2013 -
AudioTokyo Press Conference 31 August 2013 -
AudioGeneva Press Conference 17 September 2013
Questions and Answers
PRESS RELEASES
North Korea: UN Commission documents wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity, urges referral to ICC
17 February 2014
English
Report of Commission of Inquiry on Democratic People's Republic of Korea to go public on 17 February
11 February 2014
English
Concludes Washington Visit, heads towards analysis of testimony and starts considering conclusions
1 November 2013
English
Media Events in Washington DC, 30 October-1 November 2013
28 October 2013
English
All press releases...
BIOGRAPHIES
Current Commissioners:
Michael Donald Kirby (Australia)
Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia)
Sonja Biserko (Serbia)
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