A United Nations committee this week approved a resolution calling to take North Korea to the International Criminal Court for its alleged human rights atrocities including prison camps, systematic torture and starvation.
What does the resolution mean for the communist dictatorship and what is the next step for the international community to adress the human rights issue?
On the latest edition of the Asia News Weekly podcast on The Korea Times, host Steve Miller talks to Joanna Hosaniak of the Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights to discuss the results, why nations may have changed their votes, and what lays in store for North Korea and the United Nations.
Also on the podcast, leaders around the world have completed their series of high profile meetings. It started with the APEC Summit, transitioned into the ASEAN Summit, then the East Asia Summit, and just recently, the G20 meeting in Australia. As expected, there were a number of economic deals announced as these leaders met.
During the meeting, several leaders took the opportunity to chastise Vladimir Putin for Russia's actions in Ukraine. All this occurred under the watchful eye of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Miller explains that by observing how the world responds to the situation in Ukraine, Xi can adjust his policy and strategies in the region. Does Europe's failure to take a tougher stance doom weaker nations in Asia?
Also, South Korean President Park has proposed a trilateral summit between South Korea, Japan, and China. When news first broke about the meeting last week, some thought she proposed a sit-down between Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and herself.
Park's proposal was that the foreign ministers of the three nations meet, and do so before the end of the year. It's a grand notion, and one that may take place; however, a comment from an old podcast highlights the underlying mistrust shared by both South Koreans and the Chinese towards Japan's political leaders and explains why the rest of the world simply wishes the three Asian giants to simply put the past behind them.
All this and more on the Asia News Weekly on Korea Times podcast.
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