Press Conference by Mr. Marzuki Darusman,
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of the Human Rights in the DPRK

The Special Rapporteur, Mr. Marzuki Darusman, will visit Japan from 25 to 29 January 2011 to gather information on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). He will meet government representatives, UN representatives, NGOs and families of victims abducted by the DPRK.

Mr. Darusman will speak at the Japan National Press Club on Friday 28 January, providing an interim report on his findings. Mr. Darusman, a former Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia, assumed the current post in August 2010.

Date/Time:Friday 28 January at 13:30-14:30
Place:Japan National Press Club, The Hall (10th floor of Press Center Building)
2-2-1, Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Tel: 03-3503-2722)
[Map] http://www.jnpc.or.jp/outline/english/map/
Language:Consecutive interpretation is available. (English-Japanese)
Inquiry: United Nations Information Centre (Tel: 03-5467-4451)

* Professional journalists, UN offices and UN-related NGOs are given priority.