China and North Korea have slammed a U.N. report that found crimes against humanity committed in the reclusive Democratic People 's Republic of Korea . At the Monday session of the Human Rights Council , China 's representative called a landmark report that was highly critical of North Korea 's human rights record `` divorced from reality . '' The diplomat 's words indicate that China , a permanent member of the Security Council , may block attempts to refer North Korean issues to the International Criminal Court . In February , the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea published a 400-page report documenting the widespread torture and abuse , and called for urgent action including the referral of its findings to the ICC for possible prosecution . Pyongyang 's representative accused the entire commission of being spurred by `` lies '' and `` hostile forces . '' The North Korean official objected and left when the Japanese representative brought in the head of a Japanese association for families , whose loved ones have been reportedly abducted by North Korea , to make a statement . The almost yearlong investigation by the commission involved more than 320 witnesses in public hearings and private interviews . It listed a litany of abuses including a new mother being forced to drown her newborn , corpses being eaten by dogs and rampant beatings . `` If this report does not give rise to action , it is difficult to imagine what will , '' said Michael Kirby , the Commission of Inquiry 's chair . Why North Korea probably wo n't change despite damning U.N. report . 'Scourge of human rights violations ' He urged the international community to take action . `` Contending with the scourges of Nazism , apartheid , the Khmer Rouge and other affronts required great courage by great nations and ordinary human beings alike . It is now your solemn duty to address the scourge of human rights violations and crimes against humanity in the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea . '' North Korea is a state , the report concluded , `` that does not content itself with ensuring the authoritarian rule of a small group of people , but seeks to dominate every aspect of its citizens ' lives and terrorizes them from within . '' North Korea 's ambassador to the United Nations , So Se Pyong said the United States and `` other hostile forces '' had fabricated the report in an attempt to `` defame the dignified image of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea and eventually eliminate its social system . '' He charged that the testimonies by defectors and witnesses were fabrications by criminals who fled North Korea . Everyone in North Korea is guaranteed human rights and freedoms , So maintained . `` We defend our social system . It 's the cradle of life and happiness . '' So said North Korea takes `` sincere efforts '' to make peace in the Korean peninsula and blamed joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises . On Sunday , North Korea launched 25 short-range rockets from its east coast into open water , according to South Korea . So did not address any of the report 's points regarding the right to food , prison camps , torture and inhuman treatment , arbitrary detention , discrimination , freedom of expression , the right to life , freedom of movement , and enforced disappearances , including abductions of other citizens . He blamed the United States saying it should be investigated for `` egregious human rights violations . '' Kirby said the diplomat 's statement was a `` diversion '' instead of addressing human rights concerns . Report : North Korea 'experienced ' in evading U.N. sanctions . China backs North Korea . North Korea found support from its staunchest ally , China , which also disputed the report 's findings . Its representative , Chen Chuandong said the report could not be fair and impartial because of `` the inability of the Commission to get support and cooperation from the country concerned . '' During the 11-month investigation , the commission 's request for access into North Korea and information were denied or ignored . China said the inability to get cooperation from North Korea put the credibility of the report in question . `` The commission makes conclusions and recommendations -- many of them are divorced from reality and highly politicized , '' Chen said . China also came under human rights criticism by the commission for its policy of repatriating North Koreans . Many of the repatriated North Koreans are sent to prison camps or even sentenced to death for escaping their country , according to human rights groups . Chen defended China 's practice of returning North Koreans . `` The Koreans who enter illegally , they have breached China 's laws and border administration , '' he said . `` They enter illegally , they are not refugees . '' China and North Korea enjoy a relatively close relationship , stemming from when China joined the Korean War on the northern side against U.N. troops in 1950 . China remains North Korea 's biggest trading partner and has helped sustain three generations of the Kim regime . That relationship continues today as China 's nuclear representative , Wu Dawei was in Pyongyang on Monday , according to North Korea 's state-run media , KCNA .
U.N. Commission of Inquiry report found crimes against humanity committed in North Korea . North Korea and China condemn the UN report calling it ` ` lies '' and ` ` divorced from reality '' Report published and detailed litany of atrocities by North Korea .