North Korea: Human Rights

House of Lords written question – answered at on 15 March 2004.

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Photo of Lord Alton of Liverpool Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What representations they have made for the release of all returnees, detainees and abducted citizens of Japan, the Republic of Korea and other nationals being held in North Korea; and what information they have on the plight of humanitarian aid workers, imprisoned in China and North Korea.

Photo of Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Minister of State (Middle East), Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Minister of State (Middle East), Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

We regularly express our deep concern about reports of cruel treatment of prisoners and returnees to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). We have expressed full support for Japan's efforts to reach agreement with the DPRK Government on the abductee issue. We also raise the issue of the DPRK border crossers and humanitarian aid workers, including specific individual cases, with the Chinese Government on a regular basis. We discussed these most recently with the Chinese authorities at the EU-China human rights dialogue in February, and before that at the annual UK-China human rights dialogue in November last year.

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