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66.
The Working Group requests the Governments to disseminate the present opinion
through all available means and as widely as possible.
Follow-up procedure
67.
In accordance with paragraph 20 of its methods of work, the Working Group
requests the source and the Governments to provide it with information on action taken in
follow-up to the recommendations made in the present opinion, including:
(a)
Whether Ms. Kang, Mr. Kim, Ms. Keum Nam Lee and Ms. Myung-Ju Lee
have been released and, if so, on what date;
(b)
Whether compensation or other reparations have been made to Ms. Kang,
Mr. Kim, Ms. Keum Nam Lee and Ms. Myung-Ju Lee;
(c)
Whether an investigation has been conducted into the violation of the rights
of Ms. Kang, Mr. Kim, Ms. Keum Nam Lee and Ms. Myung-Ju Lee and, if so, the outcome
of the investigation;
(d)
Whether any legislative amendments or changes in practice have been made
to harmonize the laws and practices of China or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
with their international obligations in line with the present opinion;
(e)
Whether any other action has been taken to implement the present opinion.
68.
The Governments are invited to inform the Working Group of any difficulties they
may have encountered in implementing the recommendations made in the present opinion
and whether further technical assistance is required, for example, through a visit by the
Working Group.
69.
The Working Group requests the source and the Governments to provide the abovementioned information within six months of the date of transmission of the present opinion.
However, the Working Group reserves the right to take its own action in follow-up to the
opinion if new concerns in relation to the case are brought to its attention. Such action
would enable the Working Group to inform the Human Rights Council of progress made in
implementing its recommendations, as well as any failure to take action.
70.
The Working Group recalls that the Human Rights Council has encouraged all
States to cooperate with the Working Group and has requested them to take account of its
views and, where necessary, to take appropriate steps to remedy the situation of persons
arbitrarily deprived of their liberty, and to inform the Working Group of the steps they have
taken.7
[Adopted on 23 August 2018]
7
See Human Rights Council resolution 33/30, paras. 3 and 7.
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