UN: Human rights must remain "at the core"' of NKorea talks Whatever the agenda, "human rights must remain at the core", says UN special rapporteur on the situation of North Korean human rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana, during a press conference wrapping up his five-day trip to South Korea in Seoul. Time had run out on a proposal for rare inter-Korean military talks, with the North refusing to respond to the South's offer to open dialogue to ease simmering tension. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES