HRC Side-event on how to improve the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea co-hosted by Australia and the European Union Date: 17 March 2026 at 14:00-15:00 Venue: Room IX, Palais des Nations, Geneva   Concept:  More than ten years after the publication of the final report of the Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the overall human rights’ situation has not improved and remains extremely dire, if not worse.