THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

Press Release
GA/SHC/3503/

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/SHC/3503 of 10 November, the first full paragraph on page 23, containing part of the summary of the statement by the representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, should read:

Because of all its efforts, the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea enjoyed the unstinting support of its citizens, he said. It would be disgusting for the United States to urge other countries to respect human rights, as it lagged far behind in the application of human rights standards. The United States was reluctant to discuss its own problems openly. There were 26 million people starving in the United States, 47 million unable to receive medical attention. Tens of thousands of coloured people were discriminated against, there were more prisoners in the United States than in any other country, and prisoners were tortured. The United States also had a bad human rights record abroad. There were many human rights violations where United States' troops were stationed. Those were only a few examples of the human rights violations of the United States, which had been selected by Amnesty International because of its human rights record. The fact that it accused other countries of human rights violations was tantamount to a thief calling another person a thief.

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