U.N.: Member states can do more on North Korea human rights By (0) U.N. Special Rapporteur for North Korean Human Rights Tomás Ojea Quintana said in a new report the U.N. Security Council bears responsibility for lack of action on North Korea human rights. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) -- The United Nations could be asking South Korea and other U.N. member states to do more to improve the human rights situation in North Korea -- a sensitive topic for Seoul as it seeks to bring Pyongyang back to talks. U.N. Special Rapporteur for North Korean Human Rights Tomás Ojea Quintana noted in a new report to the U.N. Human Rights Council that the U.N. Security Council lacked action on North Korea rights abuses.