North Korea slams UN rights body for criticism of its record

Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Korea Ri Su Yong delivers his statement during the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Korea Ri Su Yong delivers his statement during the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

By Associated Press March 1, 2016 1 min read

GENEVA (AP) – North Korea’s foreign minister says his country will “never ever be bound” by U.N. resolutions critical of its human rights record.

Ri Su Yong told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva that any resolutions against the reclusive Communist country will only be “proof of partiality and double standards.”

In translated comments of his remarks Tuesday, Ri said North Korea will no longer take part in international sessions that single out its human rights record “for mere political attack.”

A U.N. human rights expert on North Korea last month issued a report that was critical of the country’s record on human rights, which is to come up for review later in the four-week Human Rights Council session.