Diplomats defend, deplore North Korea's human rights record
May 09, 2019 at 09:59 AM EDT
North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has defended his country's human rights record and likened economic sanctions over its nuclear program to "crimes." Ambassador Han Tae Song said in Geneva that North Korea's government made a "devoted effort for the good of the people" and "human rights violations, in whatever form, are intolerable."