U.N. urges Pyongyang to reinvestigate abduction cases

U.N. urges Pyongyang to reinvestigate abduction cases

TOKYO, Japan - Marzuki Darusman, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights situation, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2011. Darusman urged Pyongyang to fulfill its promise made in August 2008 to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals, stressing the need to swiftly resolve the issue as the victims and their families get old.

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