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UN Security Council discusses North Korea human rights | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The UN Security Council is discussing North Korea's human rights record, despite opposition from China and Russia. | |
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. | |
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." |