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BY'I'HE DELEGATIONOF TIIE STATEITENT ON DENIOCT(\-IIC PEOPLf, REPUBLICO|l KORETI AGENDAITENI 6'l: 'S "PRON OTION AND PIIOTECTIONOF H T}IAN RIGIITS"'TOTHE THIRD cotDIITTlE.63i sESstoN oFTIIE uNITrlD NATloNs GENERAI-ASSII[IBLY
2003 NtwYoRI(, ?9 OCTOBER

directlylinked to the rvorldpcacc H!fra. ighs ls onc oflhe rnon jmtonant issues sccurilyrnd develoDne.t waf, amcd co dEt bct\reenciviliTations and coofroDtanon icts,n.lional dGpules

violnlionofnuman.ighls occnrnr diiGrcnl parLs oflhcNorld eiverisc to gross violxhon of hfnr.n righls ls thc aclsof aggrcssioiandtr.r causdg The mostserious ofjndiscnnnDalenrc de.rl]sofinno.cnl feople,socill.ha.s andpolert}l xs a corsequence of dll ltpcs of modcmmihary equrtnrenls. Nevenheless, such idrmme acts at lolllly ignorcd rhcn discussi|8the humar indeed. whch preposLerous rignlsissues, bv which ki]] ninocentpcopleal lhcir disposal It N nonc orheithan lh.se caudkics, 1o(e ol anN !Dd{ lhc prclcrt ofa '1varon lcror", but arc claining aboulthe prclcction

lunm righh fora.Erenat llns at oI huDan righlsnore thanlnyoneelse thenxenatio.al viclins of a Usled and time,innocent childrcn woftn arefalling.inlo leofle nrcludng ''waron teror" nr lraq,Afghanistan thoo..upicdlcriory ofPalesline. and and for There.lity proresthir a surcguaanlcc llic ptomorron lrolectionofluman lnd so.ial scclrty and stabihv. dghls lics nr s.fcgnardnre strle sotereignty ensurins nor ri8hislrclection Forlhis llrcfccdr bc neither dcvelopnent numatr Withour siability. nghh arelo bc ifhuniaD re.son, ageression {a., lmorg othes,snould Nr ro an eDd, dd aMtromotcdinDal terns beprotecred in slandard .nd ofpoliti.ization donble EqnaUy important to eet.id of theptucticcs is dcahrg viih hlnan rights issues. of The lrmnn ighh i$ue ls nor for a nonololy wilhin lhe pErogativc cenain in th*e be a ludge"andthc accused the aid counlrics a grolp ofcomtries, no caD or intemrtioml human righlsare.a. wnn hnm.D righh or It is selfeviden( no unilateml stecificsrddardfor dealing that and dillecnt histories and is lcccttablero rhis sorld oI djffcrcntideologies systcms, a Lraditions culturaldileNities.ThG nolvithstanding, lew weslemcourtncsare and to disobedicnt theirowr mLue, ofdcvcioliru countries resofiilgto d selecdve accusation ol politicizing ihe humanrights issuo The tt?i.al cxamPle snch thcrcbycxtrcmely in .doplionof a contrqapecillc"rcsolutiotr' pracliccs ihcn lrcscntarion forcible and is N ruvicwmcchanisn nowm lhe thisconnnittee. rvc arctrcll rware, Mive$al periodic As countfv a polrtic.lly.lotivutedresolulionon a spccilic ' fuu opcntion, nonclheless, and 's givnrg adlersc d dnd anongcounhres pEsented ioday, aggrdvrting confronl.tion thc eltn oflrnman.ighls and ibr cflcctto thc nrtem.tional elforts lhepronroiior prctecdon of adoPted theConfcrencc at lhattheliral documcnt n li lhiscoorcctio., is rec.lled ther exprcsed out lhc Mnristers loEign Minrsre*ofNA\4 in 'fchennlastIuly pointed ofcountrvspccilic adoption oltlerraclice ofseleclive deetconce ovcrtheconlinultion the of nr rcsotutions the Third Comnritee thc Lrr\ Genenl A$embly.whicb brcacles hlmanrigblsissucs in lrinciplesofuni!6a1ity, obicctilityandDonscLectivily addre$ing

whic! udernide coop{alion as thc esenlial pinciple 10effeclivcly prcmoteand protect .ll ' ' i, r 'd l l v rc .oprr,"oLmarng h st o " ll lhe iesolvc is with human righisissue io propcrlv what is alsoimpofi.lt in dealing

dd to Measures benrg aE lakenby sonc courtries makean aPology rcpdrtiontbr under committed ihcirownandorhercountrics ihcircolonial in rhehlmanliglirsviohtlons

for lnd retuscs lohoislly apologize reparato its gmveviolation However, onlyJapan a government nol srill recognize does T[c lapanese ofluman ig}ts cobhittedin Korea. of of stare rcsponsibility thenassacre 1 nillion leople,abduclion 8 4 nillion Koreans for amt avoiding slaterelararion imperial and201],0l]l] confofi wonen" for the Japbese for ihe viclims. To nakc nanes wose, hunad rights violations and supprc$ron are opedy colmitted eventodly lgainsr dreKoieansrcsidingin Japln There can be no tuturc for Jalan rvilhout ihoroughliquidation of its past cnmesas well asconprehension oflhe leality.

bv to Pcople's Republic ofKoreawill continue be guided tle maDThe Democratic system centered Juche ideaandfufiIer sftngthenanddelelopits own slyleol socialist lifc .nd hnnan .ighh of lhc leople, wnile naliing lositive lhat guarantces Scnuine ofhumanrights and to ellonsfor lhePronolion protcctio, conr.ibutions thc iniernational