As with a lot of UN mechanisms, it's cumulative. We need to continue to press the North Koreans to deal with their human rights obligations. We're now on the second of the special rapporteurs on North Korean human rights, and a number of reports have been issued over the years. Those reports provide useful details, information, and documentation on the problems in North Korea.
One thing that I thought was encouraging is that three years ago the North Koreans participated in the universal periodic review in Geneva in the Human Rights Council.
The idea behind the universal periodic review is that every country in the UN will make a presentation on its human rights record and then hear comments from other countries. North Korea, which has one of the worst records, nonetheless felt that it needed to participate in that process. They came, they made a presentation, and they asserted that there were no changes that they needed to make. They said that human rights in North Korea were all good.
However, in fact, changes were made in their legislation. Whether this translates into changes in practices is another matter. There is an issue of legitimacy, and in order to be legitimately accepted, a country recognizes that it needs to do something on its human rights record, so I think it's helpful and useful that we continue to press on these issues. I don't think we're going to see quick, dramatic change, but I'm hopeful that we'll eventually see progress.