Direction of Response to the 4th UPR of North Korea Regarding Separated Families, Abductees, Detainees and War Prisoners

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

To date, throughout the three cycles of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of North Korea, there have been very few recommendations from UN member states regarding issues such as separated families, abductees, and war prisoners compared to other human rights issues. During the 1st UPR in 2009, out of 167 recommendations from UN member states, only 2 were related to separated families, abductees, and war prisoners, and those came from South Korea and Switzerland. In the 2nd UPR in 2014, out of 268 recommendations, only 3 concerned these issues, an increase of just 1 recommendation. During the 3rd UPR in 2019, out of 262 recommendations, only 6 from 5 countries addressed these concerns. Human rights diplomacy should be strengthened to ensure that more UN member states make recommendations on issues related to separated families, abductees, and war prisoners for the 4th UPR in November 2024.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Efforts to Increase the Number of Countries Making Recommendation
• Current Status of Fact Distortion Prevention and Awareness Promotion
• Strengthening of Diplomacy to Resolve the Issue of South Korean Detainees
• Urging North Korea to Ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Persons
• from Enforced Disappearance
• Preparation of a Comprehensive Government Strategy to Respond to the 4th
• UPR and TF Formation