Kim Young-soon

Kim Se-Rin always knew it would be impossible to get all the answers to more than 60 years' worth of questions in just 12 hours.

Defectors and activists welcomed Tuesday a UN-mandated inquiry's searing indictment of gross human rights abuses in North Korea, but analysts questioned the international community's ability to act on its recommendations.

Kim Se-Rin always knew it would be impossible to get all the answers to more than 60 years' worth of questions in just 12 hours.

Defectors and activists welcomed Tuesday a UN-mandated inquiry's searing indictment of gross human rights abuses in North Korea, but analysts questioned the international community's ability to act on its recommendations.