China denounces UN criticism of N Korea in rights report
Iran Press TV
Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:21PM GMT
A senior Chinese official has strongly rejected a recent United Nations report on human rights violations in North Korea.
Chen Chuandong, a counselor at China's mission in Geneva, told the UN Human Rights Council that the independent commission of inquiry had made unfounded accusations.
'The inability of the commission to get support and cooperation from the country concerned makes it impossible for the commission to carry out its mandate in an impartial, objective and effective manner,' Chen said on Monday.
The remarks come after UN investigators said Beijing might be 'aiding and abetting crimes against humanity' by sending North Korean defectors back to Pyongyang. The Chinese government says these people are criminals or economic migrants.
The developments come after the UN report said North Korean leaders should be prosecuted for grossly violating the rights of the nation.
The Beijing government says it will oppose any attempt to refer the North Korean leadership to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
China also says sending the report to The Hague will not resolve human rights situation.
Meanwhile, Pyongyang government has rejected the report, saying it is part of a hostile policy against the country and violations mentioned in it do not exist.
North Korean government also called the report a political plot by the EU and Japan in alliance with the US, which has a hostile policy toward the Asian country.
Senior North Korean officials have often accused Washington of plotting with regional allies to topple the country's government.
Pyongyang has pledged to respond to any attempt of regime change under the pretext of human rights protection.
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