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DPRK calls on international investigation into civilian killings in Lebanon
PYONGYANG, Aug 17 (Xinhua) -- A human rights group of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday accused Israel of causing a humanitarian disaster in Lebanon during the 34-day-old war and called for a full-scale investigation.
"The recent Israeli military invasion of Lebanon claimed the lives of many innocent civilians and violated human rights," said a statement issued by the DPRK Association for Human Rights Studies (AHRS).
The statement accused Israel of killing dozens of civilians in Lebanon, saying "the infringement upon [a nation's] sovereignty and the mass killings of civilians by a war of aggression are the biggest human rights abuses recognized by the international law."
"It is the top priority of the international community to make a thorough investigation into the case and punish the chief criminals responsible for the crisis in Lebanon," it said.
The statement also slammed the United States for adopting double standards on human rights.
"The U.S. has revealed its true colors... by positively encouraging Israel in the aggression on Lebanon and the mass killings of civilians," said the statement.



Israel and U.S. Urged to Stop State-sponsored Terrorism
Pyongyang, July 20 (KCNA) -- The Mideast is now standing at the crossroads of war and peace. State-sponsored terrorism of Israel and the U.S. must be stopped to straighten this situation out. Rodong Sinmun Thursday observes this in a signed commentary.
Israel's barbaric air-raids on Palestine and Lebanon are brigandish state-sponsored terrorism as they wantonly violate the independent rights of the sovereign states, the commentary notes, and goes on:
Israel's recent military aggression is a replica of U.S. horrendous state-sponsored terrorism perpetrated under the pretext of a "war on terrorism." The barbaric military aggression perpetrated by Israel against Palestine and Lebanon created such a serious situation that a new Mid-east war may break out. The responsibility for this entirely rests with the U.S.
The U.S. seeks to shift the blame for it on to Syria, deliberately linking the current Mid-east situation to the country. This is aimed to brand anti-imperialist and independent Syria as a "criminal" and stifle it.
Quite just are the stand of Syria and its efforts to render positive support and encouragement to Palestine and Lebanon in their resistance against Israel's military aggression and achieve Mideast peace.
The Korean people extend firm solidarity to Syria and bitterly condemn Israel for having perpetrated armed aggression against Palestine and Lebanon under the U.S. patronage and backing.
Japanese Reactionaries' Visits to "Yasukuni Shrine" under Fire
Pyongyang, June 15 (KCNA) -- The Japanese right-wing reactionaries' visits to "Yasukuni Shrine" are a challenge to the trend of history in which many countries of the world are get reconciled and cooperate with each other and making a new history of prosperity after settling their past wrongs, says Minju Joson Thursday in a signed commentary. The right-wing reactionaries in Japan are painting war criminals as "patriots" in a bid to make all members of society militarist fanatics on their pattern. It is to this criminal end that they are visiting the shrine before any others, the commentary notes, and goes on: It is the political creed of the Japanese right-wing reactionaries to realize their militarist ambition for overseas expansion. That is why they are sticking to this wrong political attitude even jeopardizing Japan's relations with other countries.
They consider it a way out for Japan to conquer other nations and become a leader of the Asian continent just as it did in the past.
But people with reason dismiss this as a pipedream and foresee that this would only lead the country to a total collapse.