U.N. raps N. Korea over human rights, seeks return of abductees

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea over its "grave human rights situation," while urging the country to resolve the issue of its past abductions and return all abductees to their home countries such as Japan.A similar resolution targeting North Korea's human rights record has been adopted for the last 16 years in a row, underscoring that abuses are suspected to have continued in the reclusive country despite repeated criticism from the international community.The resolution was proposed by the European Union and agreed without a vote. Kim Song…READ FULL ARTICLE