GENEVA (1 September 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Elizabeth Salmón, will conduct her second official visit to the Republic of Korea from 4 to 12 September.

During her visit, Salmón will meet South Korean Government officials, civil society organisations, victims and their families and North Korean escapees.

The Special Rapporteur will hold a press conference on 12 September from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (local time) at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club, 18Fl, Korea Press Centre, Seoul. Access is strictly limited to journalists.

Salmón, who was appointed by the Human Rights Council and assumed her mandate on 1 August 2022, will present her report to the General Assembly in October.