A United Nations General Assembly committee on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a draft resolution recommending that North Korea be referred to the International Criminal Court.
The non-binding resolution passed 111-19, with 55 nations abstaining. The measure recommends not only referring Pyongyang to the ICC for crimes against humanity but also “targeted sanctions.”
Cuba, which voted against the resolution, had proposed an amendment to it which would strip the resolution of language on an ICC referral. That amendment failed in another Tuesday vote, with 77 nations rejecting it, 40 supporting and 50 abstaining.
The resolution is scheduled to come