A special rapporteur for the United Nations on human rights in North Korea urged Pyongyang on Friday to resolve the long-standing abduction issue and deal with wider matters relating to humanitarian and human rights regarding its people.
Marzuki Darusman, former attorney general of Indonesia, made his first official visit to Japan as special rapporteur this week.
During the four-day visit he met with various government leaders and officials, including Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and Justice Minister Satsuki Eda, as well as relatives of Japanese abductees and defectors from North Korea.