U.N. expert sees human rights as key to progress in N. Korea talks

A U.N. human rights expert on Wednesday called on nations involved in any negotiations on North Korea's denuclearization to address the country's human rights record at the same time."A denuclearization deal will remain fragile if it sidelines the rights and needs of the DPRK population," Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, said, referring to the country by its formal name -- the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."Peace and security cannot be achieved only in the form of intergovernmental agreements but also, and perhaps more importantly, in the shape of dom…READ FULL ARTICLE