John Kerry says North Korea prison camps are evil and must be closed down

US Secretary of State, John Kerry wants that North Korea should shut down its “evil system” of prison camps in view of findings of a UN commission that has estimated that between 80,000 and 120,000 political prisoners are being held in four large camps theguardian.com.
In these camps, deliberate starvation has been used as a means of control and punishment.
Kerry’s comments to a gathering of foreign officials and activists come against the backdrop of the findings of a UN commission of inquiry that has concluded in February that North Korea’s authoritarian government had committed crimes against humanity.
Kerry has said that the abuses have been detailed in the commission’s 400-page report and “have no place in the 21st century” and has added that the US would work with the European Union, Australia, Japan, South Korea and other nations on a strong UN resolution to carry forward the commission’s recommendations on North Korea.
Of course, North Korea’s main ally China, is likely to block any attempt to refer the case to the international criminal court since it holds veto power as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. But, diplomatic pressure on Pyongyang could mount.