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U.N. Human Rights Council adopts resolution on N. Korea's human rights

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. Human Rights Council has adopted this year's U.N. resolution on North Korea's human rights situation, co-sponsored by South Korea and 49 other nations, according to Seoul's diplomatic mission in Geneva.

The Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council adopted the resolution on Pyongyang's human rights by consensus at a regular session of the council Monday (local time), according to the South Korean permanent mission in Geneva.

While the South Korean government reportedly considered opting out of the co-sponsorship this year amid its efforts to mend strained ties with Pyongyang, it has joined as a co-sponsor in an apparent bid to act in principle on recognizing the universal value of human rights.

The U.N. resolution denounced North Korea's systemic and widespread human rights violations and inhumane crimes.

South Korea was among the 61 co-sponsors of the resolution adopted at the U.N. General Assembly Third Committee last December. Seoul co-sponsored the resolution from 2008-18 but skipped it from 2019-21 during the former administration of Moon Jae-in.

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