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U.N. investigator calls on U.S. to push human rights with North Korea

A U.N. special investigator argued human rights should be on the agenda of a planned U.S.-North Korea nuclear summit.

A North Korean soldier patrols the border with China.
A North Korean soldier patrols the border with China. (AN/William Proby)

GENEVA (AN) — A U.N. special investigator argued that human rights should be added to the agenda of the planned U.S.-North Korea nuclear summit next week.

Tomas Ojea Quintana, an Argentinean lawyer who serves as the United Nations' special rapporteur for the human rights situation in North Korea, told reporters in Geneva he believes "human rights and security and peace are interlinked" and should all be part of the discussion at a planned June 12 summit in Singapore between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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