A UN human rights expert on North Korea wants supreme leader Kim Jong Un to know that he and other senior officials can be held accountable if they are found responsible for crimes against humanity committed under their leadership.
Special Rapporteur Darzuki Marusman called on the Human Rights Council to "arrange to have an official communication" addressed to North Korean leaders by the council, the UN human rights chief or the rapporteur himself.
Marusman made the call in a 13-page report made public today ahead of a review of North Korea's rights record by the Geneva-based HRC as part of its session beginning February 29.
"Under international criminal law, military commanders and civilian superiors are criminally responsible for failing to prevent or repress crimes against humanity committed by persons under their effective authority and control," the report said.
