UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an international investigation into what she said were decades of violations in North Korea, including torture and executions of political prisoners.
She voiced regret there had been no improvement since Kim Jong-un took power a year ago, and said it was time for the international community to help bring change for North Korea's "beleaguered, subjugated population".
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