Japan on Thursday urged North Korea to take seriously a resolution issued by the U.N. Human Rights Commission that criticizes the North's human rights abuses.
"I want North Korea to take it seriously," Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said. "Abduction is one of the most extreme cases of human rights abuse."
The prime minister was referring to the abduction of Japanese nationals by Pyongyang agents.
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