NK rights abuses 'demand action'

[TarJak]

Security Council veto rules will kill any suggested actions in a the first round of voting. China doesn't want the UN sniffing too close to their own human rights record.

The report will end up in the round file.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

How many decades has it taken for the UN to wake up and smell the coffee?

How many decades have they been making similar reports?
The only reason this report is different from all the other reports on N.Korea or any other country is that it was set up specifically due to N.Korea blocking the normal reports.

Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Considering that U.N. Human Rights Council's membership includes such pleasant countries as...

1. Egypt
2. Sudan
3. Zimbabwe
4. People's Republic of China
5. Pakistan
6. Saudi Arabia

...and few others. I'm not surprised at all. I suspect that reason they ”noticed” these issues is because there exist need to look carefully into somewhere else...

That might make sense if all those countries didn't get the usual reports done on them for their many human rights violations.

[fireftr18]

For those laughing and saying nothing will be done, I'm right there with you.


The only one that can really do anything is China. If South Korea tries anything, or invades, that gets us involved (Both the US and UK). If that happens, China will get involved on North Korea's side. Neither we, nor China really want that. So, logically, nothing will get done. As said before...

[Cybermat47]

The sooner we end the Korean War the better. The damn thing's been going since the 1950's, let's get it over with as quickly and bloodlessly as possible.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

The sooner we end the Korean War the better. The damn thing's been going since the 1950's, let's get it over with as quickly and bloodlessly as possible.

Oh that's easy. Simply withdraw our forces from south Korea, and say, "Fare thee well, your country is doing fine, we wish you the best of luck in future endeavors!"

But that's never going to happen. I think its because the Korean Peninsula is still considered a strategic position worth holding. Probably because of China and to a lesser extend Russia, but I'm just guessing.

Nope, status quo will reign supreme, just how our politicians like it.

edit:

Originally Posted by mapuc

There's only 3 way to get a real peace treaty

1. Let NK take over SK.

2. Invade NK

3. Hope the people in NK get tired and makes some kind of revolution.(fi this should happen we can either a, help them or b, ignore the ongoing fight)

There's is an another way, but it's a conspiracy way and that's hope they will find a lot of oil in the NK's underground.

Markus

You grossly underestimate the military capability of South Korea. From what I've seen while there, it would probably be the other way around. There's a running joke that the only reason we are there, is to keep the south from invading the north.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

You grossly underestimate the military capability of South Korea. From what I've seen while there, it would probably be the other way around. There's a running joke that the only reason we are there, is to keep the south from invading the north.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_G...ation_incident

They took one look at the Sang-O and laughed their asses off.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

There's a running joke that the only reason we are there, is to keep the south from invading the north.

When I was there over 25 years ago, we had the same understanding.

[Wolferz]

I think if anyone wants to do something about this travesty, it has to be the North Koreans themselves.
Rise up and earn your freedom!