South Korea has been slow to enshrine the UN Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance into law although it ratified it in February. Enforced disappearance is "the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a state or political organization." A prominent example here is the problem of Korean War prisoners and abductees, whom North Korea refuses to repatriate. The convention aims to prevent and punish such crimes and ensure the rights of victims. The convention is one of the nine core human rights treaties of the UN and currently has 72 signatories.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/023/0003784995?sid=104

#naver