North Korea prison camp survivor awaits UN report with hope, despair


  • World
  • Sunday, 16 Feb 2014

SEOUL (Reuters) - After a year of investigation, the United Nations is set to release a detailed report on human rights violations in North Korea that could pave the way for criminal prosecution in an international court.

But defectors from the country who have provided first-hand testimony of atrocities are deeply sceptical the report, to be issued on Monday, will have any effect on the regime in Pyongyang.

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