UN investigates human rights in NKorea
(18 Jan 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Tokyo 18 January 2016 1. United Nations special rapporteur on North Korea, Marzuki Darusman, shaking hands with Japanese Minister of Abduction Issues Katsunobu Kato 2. Cutaway of meeting 3. Wide of meeting 4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Katsunobu Kato, Japanese Minister of Abduction Issues "On this occasion (of your visit) we intend to coordinate closely with the relevant countries such as the United States in order that North Korea take concrete actions and comprehensive solutions for the issues of abduction, nuclear energy and missiles." 5. Meeting with the families and relatives of the children and people abducted to North Korea 6. Close of parents of the abduction victim (Mr. Shigeru Yokota and Mrs. Sakie Yokota ) 7. Wide pan of meeting 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Marzuki Darusman, UN special rapporteur on North Korea "What has been gained in the past period is that we have aligned the issue of human rights on the level of the security issues involving the Korean peninsula. Human rights cannot from here on take a second place in issues involving the development and progress in the Korean Peninsula. It is on the same level of the security issues, that much has been gained in the past five years, and this is a collective effort. Thank you." 9. Pan from media to Darusman 10. Parents of the abducted victim in the meeting 11. Wide of families of abduction victims press conference 12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shigeo Iizuka, leader of a group of families of Japanese abducted by North Korea "Great effort was put in to the UN commission of inquiry report, and we feel that the UN is confident with their report and will not put such efforts to waste. We were able to confirm the UN's conviction (towards the UN resolution condemning the human rights in DPRK)." 13. Wide of press conference STORYLINE United Nations special rapporteur on North Korea, Marzuki Darusman, met with the Japanese Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue, Katsunobu Kato and families of abduction victims on Monday. Shigeru and Sakie Yokota, the parents of Megumi, who was kidnapped in Japan by North Korean aged 13 in 1977, thanked Darusman for the continued support in working towards the resolution of the abduction issue. North Korea abducted at least 17 Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s, according to Japan. Five were allowed to return in 2002. Darusman is in Japan to assess the latest developments in regards to human rights in North Korea. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
