U.N. expert on North Korea expresses empathy for Japanese abductees' kin

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago shared their pain on Tuesday with a U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, who expressed empathy as they sought support to help resolve the issue, according to one of the relatives.Takuya Yokota, the younger brother of iconic abductee Megumi Yokota, was among the group of victims' families who met with U.N. human rights expert Elizabeth Salmon in Tokyo. Following her trip to Japan, Salmon plans to present her findings and recommendations in a report to the U.N. General Assembly in October."She told us that she…READ FULL ARTICLE