By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accused slammed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the United Nations on Thursday for ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSUNITED NATIONS - The United States accused slammed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the United Nations on Thursday for using"repression and cruelty" and totalitarian rule to unlawfully develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
North Korea has repeatedly rejected accusations of abuses and blames sanctions for a dire humanitarian situation. Since 2006 it has been under U.N. sanctions over its ballistic missiles and nuclear programs, but there are aid exemptions. "Pushing the council to consider the human rights situation in the DPRK will not only not help to ease, but escalate the situation. It is irresponsible, unconstructive and an abuse of the council's power," he said.Kim on Monday called for an increase in missile production to be ready for war, while a South Korean lawmaker warned on Thursday that Pyongyang may launch an intercontinental ballistic missile to protest a U.S., Japan, South Korea summit.
North Korea did not address the meeting. But on Wednesday it lashed out at human rights in the United States, saying that U.S. soldier Travis King had sought refuge in North Korea from racism and abuse at home and in the U.S. military.
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