UN to Vote on North Korea Human Rights Resolution

The U.N. holds a key vote Tuesday on a resolution that recommends North Korea be tried at the International Criminal Court for its alleged crimes against humanity. The non-binding resolution is expected to easily win the simple majority needed to pass the General Assembly's Third Committee, which focuses on human rights issues. The resolution, drafted by Japan and the EU, is based on a February U.N. Commission of Inquiry that detailed decades of systematic executions, torture,...

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