# North Korea tells EU to ‘mind its own business’ on human rights

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/north-korea-tells-eu-to-mind-its-own-business-on-human-rights/
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:14:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:22:51+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-tells-eu-to-mind-its-own-business-on-human-rights/a-79862196?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Asia, Europe, Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- North Korea rebuked the EU over its draft human rights resolution.
- The UN has condemned North Korea’s human rights record annually since 2005.
- South Korea will co-sponsor the draft for a fifth consecutive year.

## Summary

North Korea has told the European Union to “mind its own business” after the bloc proposed a draft UN resolution on human rights in the country. Pyongyang called the move politically motivated and rejected what it said was the West’s claim to a monopoly on human rights, amid longstanding UN and human rights group accusations of abuses.

The UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions condemning North Korea’s human rights record every year since 2005. South Korea has decided to co-sponsor the EU-backed draft for the fifth consecutive year; the text is expected to go before the Assembly’s Third Committee later this month, then the full General Assembly for approval.

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