Washington D.C., Jul 18, 2013 / 01:09 am
In spite of international attention on North Korea's restrictive political regime, a top member of the Congressional human rights commission critiqued the Obama administration, saying it has not done enough to protect human rights in the country.
"A new North Korea framework is long overdue. Ignoring or downplaying the human rights situation for one more day is unconscionable," said Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.)
The congressman is the so-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Wolf's comments were given and submitted to the Congressional Record on July 17 in Washington, D.C.
The release of the comments coincided with the first Korean-American Meetup on Capitol Hill, in which members of the Korean-American community were able to discuss policy initiatives with Congressional representatives.