Sept. 21 (UPI) -- North Korea blamed economic sanctions against the country for child rights abuses, following a statement from independent experts at a United Nations panel addressing alleged forced child labor and human trafficking in North Korea.
North Korean Ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva Han Tae Song said "persistent" and "vicious" sanctions against the Kim Jong Un regime are responsible for the violation of North Korean children's rights, Japan's NHK reported.