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UN disability rights expert to make inaugural visit to North Korea

Trip will be first ever visit by independent expert designated by the UN Human Rights Council

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities will visit North Korea in an official capacity between May 3 and May 8 this year, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced on Thursday.

The visit by Catalina Devandas-Aguilar will be conducted with an aim to learn more about the situation of disabled persons in the DPRK and will have a particular focus on children with disabilities, according to a press release issued by the UN.

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