Parties clash over stalled N. Korean human rights foundation

What happened: Rival parties clashed at a parliamentary audit over the decadelong delay in launching the North Korean Human Rights Foundation, with People Power Party lawmakers blaming the Democratic Party for not nominating board members. Key numbers: The North Korean Human Rights Act took effect in 2016 and is in its 10th year Why it matters: The impasse reflects broader partisan differences over how to approach North Korean human rights and relations with Pyongyang. The audit also exposed divisions over the human rights commission's handling of Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment proceedings.

Rival parties clashed at a parliamentary audit over the decadelong delay in launching the North Korean Human Rights Foundation, with People Power Party lawmakers blaming the Democratic Party for not nominating board members.

The impasse reflects broader partisan differences over how to approach North Korean human rights and relations with Pyongyang. The audit also exposed divisions over the human rights commission's handling of Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment proceedings.