North Korean people must be told of abuses: UN chief

The head of a UN Commission of Inquiry said more efforts were needed, including the use of balloons and computer hacking, to tell the North Korean people about its damning report on human rights conditions in their country run by Kim Jong-Un.

Retired Australian Judge Michael Kirby Kirby said it was “completely unacceptable” for North Koreans to be kept in the dark about the commission’s report.

Speaking at a Washington conference, he highlighted recommendations from the Bush Institute think tank that hackers, balloons and even drones should be used to overcome North Korea’s information barriers.