[wanabidii] Press Releases: Travel of Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert King to Geneva and London

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Travel of Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert King to Geneva and London 04/28/2014 05:42 PM EDT Travel of Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Robert King to Geneva and London Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 28, 2014 Ambassador Robert King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, will travel to Geneva April 30-May 2 to participate in the second cycle of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (D.P.R.K.) human rights record. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is an important mechanism through which the human rights record of every UN member state is reviewed every four and a half years. The May 1 UPR for the D.P.R.K. will further bring to light the magnitude of the human rights problem in North Korea, as described in the recent UN Commission of Inquiry report, and the growing awareness in the international community of the importance of holding North Korea accountable for the serious human rights violations being committed against its people. While in Geneva, Ambassador King will also meet with UN officials and representatives from other governments, as well as members of civil society groups. He will then travel to London May 3-7 for consultations with U.K. officials on a wide range of North Korean human rights and humanitarian issues. Ambassador King will return to Washington, DC on May 8. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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