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UN discusses N Korea human rights UN Security Council discusses North Korea human rights
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UN Security Council starts discussion of North Korean human rights, despite opposition from China and Russia The UN Security Council is discussing North Korea's human rights record, despite opposition from China and Russia.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. It comes days after the UN General Assembly voted in favour of referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. North Korea has meanwhile reportedly suffered a large-scale internet outage.
The US earlier said it would respond to a cyber attack on Sony Pictures.
It is the first time the UN Security Council has discussed the country's human rights record.
A report by a UN human rights inquiry in February said that ordinary North Koreans faced "unspeakable atrocities", including "deliberate starvation, forced labour, executions, torture" and political repression.
North Korea refused to co-operate with the report and condemned its findings. It is not attending the Security Council meeting.
Speaking on Monday, North Korean envoy Kim Song told AFP: "We cannot recognise the Security Council meeting. Its mandate is not human rights."