A UN commission of inquiry on North Korean human rights abuses will convene its first meeting in Geneva next week. 

The Voice of America quoted the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as saying Friday that the commission of inquiry will hold its first meeting on Monday. The commission comprises three officials, including UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea Marzuki Darusman. 

The commission members will meet with officials of the UN and related countries to discuss ways to probe the North's human rights situation and then announce in a news conference or statement how they will go about their investigation. 

In March of this year, the UN Human Rights Council’s 47 members approved a resolution to establish the commission of inquiry. 

The commission will probe until next March North Korea’s human rights situation and crimes against humanity, including torture, forced labor and abductions of foreigners.