Abductees' kin call for more pressure on N. Korea

Abductees' kin call for more pressure on N. Korea

KASUKABE, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, representative of an association of the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and brother of abductee Yaeko Taguchi, answers reporters' questions on Feb. 18, 2014, regarding a just-released U.N. commission report on human rights violations in the reclusive communist country.

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