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Salmón

lines on the record: 7
first: 2023-08-17
most recent: 2023-08-17
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“Seven decades have made it evident that neither continuing the status quo nor a build-up in military activities is an adequate response to the suffering of the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, nor do they contribute to the creation of an environment for sustainable peace on the Korean peninsula. We must refocus international efforts to take steps to end the ongoing state of conflict, and we need to do so while prioritizing the human rights of the population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. I call on the Security Council to place the protection of human rights at the centre of a reinvigorated peace and security agenda.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“Member States are also encouraged to support victims and civil society organizations in both their judicial and non-judicial accountability efforts. The preparations for any possible peacemaking process need to include women as decision makers. That process needs to start now. Negotiations to end the state of conflict should include clear benchmarks on progress on human rights — for instance, a set number of country visits each year by special procedures mandate-holders, including access to detention facilities, a set number of family reunions per year and the implementation of the recommendations that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea accepted during the universal periodic review conducted by the Human Rights Council. We cannot remain indifferent. The pain is there.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“Third countries must refrain from forced repatriation in compliance with the principle of non-refoulement, which is customary international law and applies to individuals who are at risk of being subjected to torture and ill-treatment, regardless of their migration status. I strongly encourage the members of the Security Council to consider peace beyond the absence of violence or fear of violence. Peace and security must be approached in a comprehensive manner that combines stability, equality, truth and justice, guided by human rights norms. Similarly, the necessity of justice must be recognized. The members of the Security Council could discuss what the accountability mechanism for human rights violations would look like.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“My particular concern is the situation of women and girls. Women are detained in inhumane conditions and are subjected to torture and ill-treatment, forced labour and gender-based violence by State officials. Women escapees who are forcibly repatriated to the country are subjected to strip searches and invasive body searches, aimed at searching for money hidden in their body cavities and genitals. Gender-based violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual violence, is prevalent and impunity is widely accepted. Victims and survivors have no access to reporting or protection mechanisms.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“The leadership in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to demand that its citizens tighten their belts so that the available resources can be used to fund its nuclear and missile programmes. It strengthens gender stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women within the family and weakens their political participation. It creates the ongoing demand for forced labour across the country and for workers sent abroad. It has caused the systematic abduction of its people and other nationals, notably from the Republic of Korea and Japan, creating cycles of separated families. And it has triggered economic sanctions, with a detrimental impact on the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in particular women and children. The international community must look again at the use and impact of such tools.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“Access to food, medicines and health care remains a priority concern. This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, signed in 1953. Yet there is currently no visible sign of peacemaking on the horizon. On the contrary, the frozen conflict is being used to justify continued militarization within the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with devastating effects on its people. North Korea’s military-first policy, known as songun, gives priority to the allocation of resources to the military, thereby reducing the limited resources for respecting and fulfilling the people’s human rights. Militarization also promotes the systematic exploitation of the population.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“Ms. Salmón: It is my honour to brief the members of the Security Council and to bring to their attention the pain of the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, whose human rights have continued to deteriorate under the current state of tensions and unprecedented isolation. The prolonged border shutdown, which started in early 2020, has brought increased hardship. The informal markets in the country, known in Korean as jangmadang, have been significantly repressed, depriving a vast number of people of their livelihoods and preventing many from buying food. Women have been particularly affected given their rising involvement in commercial activities. Some people are starving. Others have died due to a combination of malnutrition, diseases and lack of access to health care.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source