Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), briefs the press about the Commission’s report which documents wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity. Credit: UN Photo/Jean-Marc FerréBy Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 2014 (IPS)Has the world reached a stage where nuclear weapons may be used as bargaining chips in international politics?So it seems, judging by the North Korean threat last week to conduct another nuclear test – if and when the 193-member U.N. General Assembly adopts a resolution aimed at referring the hermit kingdom to the …read more
Source: Inter Press Service
