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Myanmar's transition to democracy remains fragile: U.N. envoy

GENEVA, Switzerland - Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, speaks at a press conference at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 14, 2014.

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U.N. official in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana (L) and Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference in Yangon on Feb. 3, 2012.

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U.N. official in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana (L) and Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference in Yangon on Feb. 3, 2012. (Kyodo)

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U.N. special rapporteur Quintana

Tomas Ojea Quintana, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Geneva on March 9, 2020, after a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. special rapporteur Quintana

Tomas Ojea Quintana, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, gives an interview in Geneva on March 9, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea abduction issue

Tomas Ojea Quintana (front), United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, meets in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2019, with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by the North in the 1970s and 1980s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.N. talks on N. Korea abduction issue

Tomas Ojea Quintana (L), United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, holds talks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, on Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.N. talks on N. Korea abduction issue

Tomas Ojea Quintana (L), United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, shakes hands with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019. They held talks on Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N.-S. Korea talks on N. Korea

Tomas Ojea Quintana (L), U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, and Lee Tae Ho, second vice foreign minister of South Korea, hold talks in Seoul on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N.-S. Korea talks on N. Korea

Tomas Ojea Quintana (L), U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, and Lee Tae Ho, second vice foreign minister of South Korea, shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. special rapporteur Quintana

Tomas Ojea Quintana, U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, speaks at a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. special rapporteur Quintana

Tomas Ojea Quintana, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on July 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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International symposium on abduction issue

Tomas Ojea Quintana, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, delivers a speech at an international symposium on North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rapporteur on N. Korea in Tokyo

Tomas Ojea Quintana (R, standing), the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, addresses a meeting with Shigeo Iizuka (4th from L, front), who heads a group representing families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, and others in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rapporteur on N. Korea in Seoul

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, holds a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean pleads to return at U.N. event

North Korean national Kim Ryon Hui speaks at a press conference given by U.N. human rights official Tomas Ojea Quintana in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2017. Kim said her passport had been seized by a broker in South Korea and called for U.N. help so she can return home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rapporteur on N. Korea visits Japan

Katsunobu Kato (L), Japan's minister in charge of the North Korean abduction issue, and Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rapporteur on N. Korea visits Japan

Tomas Ojea Quintana (L), the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korean human rights, and Katsunobu Kato, Japan's minister in charge of the North Korean abduction issue, shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2017, before their talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. expert on N. Korea interviewed by Kyodo

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, talks about the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Malaysia during an interview with Kyodo News in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 13, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam killing could be extrajudicial case: U.N. expert

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, speaks at a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 13, 2017. Quintana said the recent murder in Malaysia of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, could amount to an extrajudicial killing, which would open the door to international investigation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rights expert seeks accountability for abuses in N. Korea

U.N. Special Rapporteur on North Korea Tomas Ojea Quintana attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2016. He said he will seek to hold those responsible for human rights abuses in North Korea accountable but also underscored the importance of engaging in dialogue with the reclusive state, hopefully with the cooperation of China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rights expert vows efforts to resolve N. Korea abduction issue

Tomas Ojea Quintana (R), the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights, meets with Katsunobu Kato (L), a Cabinet minister in charge of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals, in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2016. Ojea Quintana, an Argentinian lawyer who assumed the post in August, is on a four-day visit to Japan from Nov. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. special rapporteur on N. Korean human rights in Seoul

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 22, 2016. Quintana, an Argentine lawyer who took office in August, discussed North Korean human rights issues with South Korean officials and met with North Korean defectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rights expert to seek engagement at start of N. Korea mandate

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the new U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, gives an interview to Kyodo News at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 27, 2016. Oreja Quintana, an Argentinian lawyer with extensive human rights experience, said that he will try to engage with North Korea from the outset of his mandate aimed at addressing Pyongyang's human rights record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rights expert sees engagement with N. Korea as important

Tomas Ojea Quintana, new U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Sept. 23, 2016, in Geneva. Ojea Quintana said engagement with Pyongyang is crucial for addressing human rights violations in the reclusive country, while emphasizing the importance of holding its government to account. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. rights expert sees engagement with N. Korea as important

Tomas Ojea Quintana, new U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Sept. 23, 2016, in Geneva. Ojea Quintana said engagement with Pyongyang is crucial for addressing human rights violations in the reclusive country, while emphasizing the importance of holding its government to account. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo