In a photo taken on June 2, 2017, North Korean soldier Lieutenant Kim poses for a portrait before the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. Photo: AFP
In a photo taken on June 2, 2017, North Korean soldier Lieutenant Kim poses for a portrait before the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. Photo: AFP
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US in no position to lecture ‘disobedient’ countries on human rights, says North Korea

Pyongyang derided the US as a ‘hotbed’ of rights abuses and injustices, after Washington issued a report criticising North Korea’s record

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 1:52pm, 25 Apr, 2018

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In a photo taken on June 2, 2017, North Korean soldier Lieutenant Kim poses for a portrait before the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. Photo: AFP
In a photo taken on June 2, 2017, North Korean soldier Lieutenant Kim poses for a portrait before the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. Photo: AFP
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