CHINA TOPIX

North Korea Defends ‘Prison Camps’ Human Rights Report to UN

Rubi Valdez   |

Oct 08, 2014 08:53 AM EDT

North Korea defended its human rights policies in a rare briefing at the United Nations, after a February report resurfaced criticizing NoKor's "unspeakable atrocities." Foreign ministry official Choe Myong Nam clarified that their government is not running prison camps but detention facilities, where people are rehabilitated.