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UN rights expert urges N.Korea prisoner amnesty ahead of nuclear summit
GENEVA, June 7, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A top UN rights expert called Thursday for
North Korea to begin freeing prisoners under a “general amnesty” ahead of
next week’s historic nuclear summit.
Thomas Ojea Quintana called on Pyongyang to “issue a general amnesty to
release hundreds of prisoners,” insisting “that would be a very important
signal from the government.”
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