North Korea has been strengthening its ties with China.

and to expand cooperation with U.It also criticized systematic abductions and enforced disappearances by North Korea as crimes against humanity.

The ministries also urged the North to take immediate steps to end such violations as recommended in the report.along with the defense and justice ministries.North Koreans who escaped their country and foreigners who have fled the North after being abducted.

Our government welcomes the latest OHCHR report and we hope that the report contributes to raising the international communitys interest in North Koreas dire human rights situation and the issue of enforced disappearance.The report is based on 80 in-depth interviews conducted between 2016 and 2022 with 38 male and 42 female victims of enforced disappearance.

immediately return the victims of abduction and ensure full accountability for the crimes by carrying out independent investigations.

It called on Pyongyang to acknowledge the occurrence of enforced disappearances.doctors were trying to save his life.

She turned to God and asked for guidance.and by the time she arrived at the hospital.

the two met when she was 16 and he was 15.Kris recalled Brandon asking James if he wanted to grab a beer.