On December 18, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (draft version) condemning “ongoing systemic, widespread and gross violations of human rights” in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and calling for the Security Council to consider referring the country to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of crimes against humanity.  According to a press report, the General Assembly resolution, backed by a UN Commission of Inquiry report published in February, “lists examples of torture . . . describes a system of political prison camps, the forcible transfer of populations and limitations on movement, as well as violations. . . [of] fundamental freedoms of women, children, and persons with disabilities.”  The resolution also urges the Security Council to consider targeted sanctions against those in the DPRK most responsible for acts that may constitute crimes against humanity.