The U.N. human rights report titled "Blocking People's Eyes and Ears" shows a pronounced tightening of state control.
GENEVA (AN) — The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated markedly since 2014, with the nation's increasing isolation directly linked to a severe decline in living conditions and an increase in state repression, according to a new United Nations report.
The report titled "Blocking People's Eyes and Ears," which was released on Friday, documents a pronounced tightening of state control, enforced through new legislation such as the Law on Rejecting Reactionary Thought and Culture.
The latest escalation came with Committee to Protect Journalists demanding regulators stop targeting broadcasters.
He also warned against a 'glorification of violence' as some nations become an 'extension of their ruler's personal power.'
The U.N. human rights chief said Congo's violence has reached “alarming levels” from the parties' brutal tactics.
A major point of contention is the unprecedented decision by the United States to boycott its human rights review.
UNCTAD also launched a new platform to stabilize borrower nations and mobilize capital for a costly green transition.
WMO's governing body expressed an urgent need to accelerate life-saving warnings and defend climate data integrity.
The staggering reconstruction cost is compounded by an inability to deliver immediate, life-saving supplies.
The main outcome was the adoption of a declaration to uphold humanitarian norms and support humanitarian action.
