Tomas ojea quintana biography samples

At the beginning of August, Tomas Ojea Quintana assumed the role of the United Nation's special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

In an interview with DW, Quintana spoke about the obstacles preventing international cooperation with Pyongyang and the protection of human rights in North Korea, which remains by and large shut-off despite a number of different engagement strategies.

DW: Do you have any ideas about what you would like to achieve in your new role?

Tomas Ojea Quintana: My aspiration is to be part of a process where all persons, no matter who they are or where they live, increase their possibilities to live according to their beliefs, without discrimination and free from persecution and economic and social limitations.

This is an ideal, but it is where I believe we should head towards.

Now, we have to be realistic, the situation in the DPRK, according to UN reports, is dire and