North Korea on Thursday denied the existence of political prison camps in the country, as it faced fierce criticism of its rights record at the United Nations. In rare remarks at the UN Human Rights Council, diplomats from Pyongyang defended leader Kim Jong Un’s regime against a barrage of accusations, notably from Western states. “There are still some that persistently insist that political prison camps are operated in our country,” said Pak Kwang Ho, a councillor at the central court of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
