27/08/2013 - 14:45
SEÚL (AFP)
El responsable de una comisión de Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos
humanos en Corea del Norte instó a Pyongyang a dejarles entrar al país,
si bien las autoridades norcoreanas calificaron estos trabajos de
"provocadores" y "difamatorios".
Durante cinco días, esta comisión de la ONU, primera en investigar sobre los derechos humanos en este país, escuchó los testimonios de norcoreanos que escaparon del país.
Las entrevistas tuvieron lugar en Seúl, si bien los enviados de Naciones Unidas también tienen previsto entrevistar a testigos en Japón, Tailandia, Reino Unido y Estados Unidos.
La agencia oficial norcoreana KCNA calificó los testimonios de "desechos humanos", manipulados por las autoridades surcoreanas. Los trabajos de este equipo sólo podrán anular los progresos recientes realizados en el marco de las relaciones entre Seúl y Pyongyang, previno KCNA, que retransmite fielmente la línea del poder.
Pyongyang, que rechaza categóricamente todas las acusaciones de abuso de los derechos humanos, no reconoce la comisión y les prohíbe la entrada en el territorio.
El responsable de los inspectores de la ONU, el exjuez australiano Michael Kirby volvió a apelar a la cooperación. "Nosotros actuaremos con respeto, buscaremos los hechos, seguiremos un proceso determinado y no tendremos prejuicios", declaró.
"La mejor manera para Corea del Norte de respondernos es con pruebas (...) y dejándonos inspeccionar los lugares, donde los presuntos abusos han tenido lugar", añadió.
El informe final será presentado al Consejo de Derechos Humanos el próximo marzo y Michael Kirby espera que las Naciones Unidos actúen según las recomendaciones de la comisión.
El presidente señaló mostrarse "muy afectado" por los testimonios, pero señaló que estos relatos no pueden ser considerados en todos los casos como prueba de actos criminales.Japan suspended the launch of its next-generation solid-fuel rocket on Tuesday just seconds before lift-off after engineers discovered a technical glitch.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had planned to launch the Epsilon rocket from the Uchinoura Space Centre in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, using just two laptop computers in a pared-down command centre.
But the countdown was automatically halted just 19 seconds before blast-off "as an emergency measure due to some abnormal positioning" of the rocket, a JAXA spokeswoman said.
It was not clear if this was a physical problem or a data error, she added.
"We cancelled today's launch and can't say anything about the timing of our next launch, as the cause of the trouble is still unknown," the spokeswoman said.
Ichita Yamamoto, cabinet minister in charge of space technology, urged the agency swiftly to relaunch the rocket, which Japan hopes will become competitive in the global space business.
"The cancellation was very regrettable," Yamamoto told a joint news conference with JAXA executives near the launch pad.
"But this rocket must be launched successfully," he said. "As the minister of space policies, I strongly hope JAXA will pursue the cause and realise the launch."
Parents and children had gathered in public spaces throughout Japan to watch the launch live.
Television news footage showed audiences in theatres emitting sounds of puzzlement in unison when the appointed launch time passed without any lift-off.
The three-stage Epsilon -- 24 metres (79-feet) long and weighing 91 tonnes -- was scheduled to release the telescope "SPRINT-A" at an altitude of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).
SPRINT-A is the world's first space telescope for remote observation of planets including Venus, Mars and Jupiter from its orbit around Earth, the agency said.
The Epsilon is about half the size of the nation's liquid-fuelled H2-A rocket, and a successor to the solid fuel M-5 rocket that was retired in 2006 due to its high cost.
The small-sized rocket is equipped with artificial intelligence "for the first time in the world" that allows autonomous checks by the rocket itself, JAXA said.
"It also allows us to carry out launching procedures, including ignition, through only two laptop computers," another JAXA spokeswoman said.
At the control centre only eight workers were engaged in the launch operation, compared with some 150 people usually needed when JAXA launches its mainstream H2-A rocket.
The agency has halved the production and launching cost to 3.8 billion yen ($37 million) from that of the previous M-5.
"Catching troubles before the launch means the entire system is still under control," said Tetsuya Hanyu, a researcher at Mitsubishi Research Institute's science and technology group.
"But it may take some time to relaunch it if the trouble is found to be serious enough to require the replacement of major parts, for instance," Hanyu said.
Durante cinco días, esta comisión de la ONU, primera en investigar sobre los derechos humanos en este país, escuchó los testimonios de norcoreanos que escaparon del país.
Las entrevistas tuvieron lugar en Seúl, si bien los enviados de Naciones Unidas también tienen previsto entrevistar a testigos en Japón, Tailandia, Reino Unido y Estados Unidos.
La agencia oficial norcoreana KCNA calificó los testimonios de "desechos humanos", manipulados por las autoridades surcoreanas. Los trabajos de este equipo sólo podrán anular los progresos recientes realizados en el marco de las relaciones entre Seúl y Pyongyang, previno KCNA, que retransmite fielmente la línea del poder.
Pyongyang, que rechaza categóricamente todas las acusaciones de abuso de los derechos humanos, no reconoce la comisión y les prohíbe la entrada en el territorio.
El responsable de los inspectores de la ONU, el exjuez australiano Michael Kirby volvió a apelar a la cooperación. "Nosotros actuaremos con respeto, buscaremos los hechos, seguiremos un proceso determinado y no tendremos prejuicios", declaró.
"La mejor manera para Corea del Norte de respondernos es con pruebas (...) y dejándonos inspeccionar los lugares, donde los presuntos abusos han tenido lugar", añadió.
El informe final será presentado al Consejo de Derechos Humanos el próximo marzo y Michael Kirby espera que las Naciones Unidos actúen según las recomendaciones de la comisión.
El presidente señaló mostrarse "muy afectado" por los testimonios, pero señaló que estos relatos no pueden ser considerados en todos los casos como prueba de actos criminales.Japan suspended the launch of its next-generation solid-fuel rocket on Tuesday just seconds before lift-off after engineers discovered a technical glitch.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had planned to launch the Epsilon rocket from the Uchinoura Space Centre in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, using just two laptop computers in a pared-down command centre.
But the countdown was automatically halted just 19 seconds before blast-off "as an emergency measure due to some abnormal positioning" of the rocket, a JAXA spokeswoman said.
It was not clear if this was a physical problem or a data error, she added.
"We cancelled today's launch and can't say anything about the timing of our next launch, as the cause of the trouble is still unknown," the spokeswoman said.
Ichita Yamamoto, cabinet minister in charge of space technology, urged the agency swiftly to relaunch the rocket, which Japan hopes will become competitive in the global space business.
"The cancellation was very regrettable," Yamamoto told a joint news conference with JAXA executives near the launch pad.
"But this rocket must be launched successfully," he said. "As the minister of space policies, I strongly hope JAXA will pursue the cause and realise the launch."
Parents and children had gathered in public spaces throughout Japan to watch the launch live.
Television news footage showed audiences in theatres emitting sounds of puzzlement in unison when the appointed launch time passed without any lift-off.
The three-stage Epsilon -- 24 metres (79-feet) long and weighing 91 tonnes -- was scheduled to release the telescope "SPRINT-A" at an altitude of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).
SPRINT-A is the world's first space telescope for remote observation of planets including Venus, Mars and Jupiter from its orbit around Earth, the agency said.
The Epsilon is about half the size of the nation's liquid-fuelled H2-A rocket, and a successor to the solid fuel M-5 rocket that was retired in 2006 due to its high cost.
The small-sized rocket is equipped with artificial intelligence "for the first time in the world" that allows autonomous checks by the rocket itself, JAXA said.
"It also allows us to carry out launching procedures, including ignition, through only two laptop computers," another JAXA spokeswoman said.
At the control centre only eight workers were engaged in the launch operation, compared with some 150 people usually needed when JAXA launches its mainstream H2-A rocket.
The agency has halved the production and launching cost to 3.8 billion yen ($37 million) from that of the previous M-5.
"Catching troubles before the launch means the entire system is still under control," said Tetsuya Hanyu, a researcher at Mitsubishi Research Institute's science and technology group.
"But it may take some time to relaunch it if the trouble is found to be serious enough to require the replacement of major parts, for instance," Hanyu said.
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