A North Korean institute that studies human rights issues has claimed that the UN’s new resolution on North Korean human rights violations is invalid.
 
North Korea's Association for Human Rights Studies made the claim on Tuesday as it noted that Shin Dong-hyuk, a North Korean escapee, admitted to inaccuracies in his autobiography about his life at a North Korean political prison camp.
 
The North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency quoted the association as saying that Shin’s acknowledgment proves that the report by the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the North’s human rights violations is a complete scheme and that the new UN resolution on the North’s human rights is invalid as it is based on the COI report.
 
The association claimed that the U.S. engaged in a "fraudulent game" to pressure the North while being aware that Shin gave false testimonies. It then urged the international community to assume a fair stance on the North’s human rights issues.
 
Last weekend, Shin admitted that he altered some details in his autobiography depicting his life in Camp 14 and hinted that he would stop his human rights activities.