UN report urges human rights probe of North Korea for possible crimes against humanity
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A U.N. special investigator is urging the world body to open an inquiry into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity.
U.N. special rapporteur Marzuki Darusman is recommending that the Geneva-based Human Rights Council investigate North Korea's "grave, widespread and systematic violations of human rights."
Darusman's report Tuesday says a review of the isolated country's record since 2004 shows the need for a probe to fully document the responsibility of government and individuals for alleged abuses "in particular where they amount to crimes against humanity."
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The report cites nine patterns of violations such as prison camps and using food to control people.
In a lengthy response, North Korea's U.N. mission in Geneva calls the new U.N. report "politically motivated."