UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North K
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea to visit JapanGENEVA- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Elizabeth Salmón, will visit Japan from 30 June to 4 July 2025.During the visit, Salmón will exchange views on human rights issues in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with Government officials, families of abduction victims, persons who went to the DPRK as part of a resettlement programme between 1950 and 1984 and later returned to Japan, and members of civil society and the academic community.The Special Rapporteur will present her findings and recommendations in a report to the UN General Assembly in October 2025.Elizabeth Salmón is theSpecial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaSpecial Rapporteurs/Independent Experts/Working Groups are independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Together, these experts are referred to as theSpecial Proceduresof the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. While the UN Human Rights office acts as the secretariat for Special Procedures, the experts serve in their individual capacity and are independent from any government or organization, including OHCHR and the UN. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UN or OHCHR.Country-specific observations and recommendations by the UN human rights mechanisms, including the special procedures, the treaty bodies and the Universal Periodic Review, can be found on the Universal Human Rights Indexhttps://uhri.ohchr.org/en/UN Human Rights, country page –https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/japan