Coalition Seeks to Send North Korea to International Court Over Rights Abuses

NYT ^ | OCT. 25, 2014 | SOMINI SENGUPTA

[TigerLikesRooster]

Coalition Seeks to Send North Korea to International Court Over Rights Abuses

By SOMINI SENGUPTA OCT. 25, 2014

UNITED NATIONS — Seven months after a groundbreaking report documenting how North Korea tortured and starved its citizens, a broad coalition of countries is pushing for the first time to refer Pyongyang to the International Criminal Court for prosecution of crimes against humanity.

Japan and the European Union circulated a draft resolution last week among United Nations member states that encourages the Security Council to refer North Korea to the tribunal in The Hague; 43 countries have so far signed on in support. The move builds on Secretary of State John Kerry’s bid last month to raise the profile of rights violations in North Korea by hosting an unusual session devoted to the issue on the sidelines of the General Assembly’s annual conclave.

[TigerLikesRooster]

While symbolic, this move certainly riled Norks. Apparently Kim Jong-un takes it very seriously. Their diplomats have been all over the place to woo various member countries of UN.

[rbg81]

What difference does it make? They’ll totally isolated except for China and other rogue regimes. If Swiss boarding schools stopped enrolling the offspring of their Elites, that might have an impact.

[SevenofNine]

I don’t think Chia chub care

[TigerLikesRooster]

This must be a serious blemish to the image of a godly leader since it is about to be approved universally in most of the world.

[chajin]

Iran and Venezuela will be the first to join in on the UN Human Rights Committee. </sarc>

[Clint N. Suhks]

Hans Brix isn’t getting fooled a second time.

[Cen-Tejas]

.........dangerous road for the US to go down!

..,,,.because as sure as the sun comes up they will be coming after a conservative President someday!

[TigerLikesRooster]

This development probably reminds them of the fate of Khmer Rouge leaders, Rwanda massacre orchestrators, and Saddam Hussein. Kim Jong-un is about to become a certified runner-up. Words will spread into N. Korea and it could make a dent on their meticulously maintained personality cult.

[BenLurkin]

Yup.

Just look at the UN’s galling attempt to force Detroit to give away free water.

[Chode]

and what was the straw that finally broke the camel's back... somebody didn't get paid???

[GeronL]

Probably won’t happen though.

[GeronL]

China and Russia both have deals in NK

[GeronL]

Why would it be a blemish? The people of NK will never hear about it. And they’d never call him “Godly” because that would imply there is a God and in NK he is above that.

[SevenofNine]

Yeah I think Chia Chub is on runner up on that lOL!