Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Sixth session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, November - December 2009

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Sixth session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, November - December 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review. The organization raises concern over human rights legislation, denial of access for international organisations, torture and other ill-treatment, and the death penalty. Concerns related to abductions and enforced disappearances, the right to freedom of expression, the right to freedom of movement, and the right to food are also expressed.