US/South Korea: Promote Rights in North Korea

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image US President Joe Biden, left, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, right. © 2021 AP Photo/Alex Brandon, and 2022 Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP (Seoul) – US President Joseph Biden and newly elected South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol should pledge to include human rights benchmarks in future negotiations with North Korea, Human Rights Watch said today. Biden is visiting South Korea on May 20-21, 2022, and will meet with Yoon to discuss economic and security issues, including North Korea’s growing nuclear weapon capacities. “The United States and South Korea…

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