The joint statement said that the U.S. is interfering in the internal affairs of the DPRK and tarnishing its image while styling itself "a world justice", adding this is a height of imperialist arrogance.

The U.S. is the world's worst human rights abuser, it noted, and went on:

The U.S. "human rights report" was based on lies and fabrications made by traitors and criminals who betrayed the country for a petty amount of money given by the south Korean puppet authorities.

People in the DPRK are enjoying genuine human rights in the socialist system centering on the popular masses.

The U.S. annual "human rights report" is just a crafty and base move to tarnish the image of Korean-style socialism centering on the popular masses. It is also part of the moves to force the DPRK into "opening" which is meant to stifle Korean socialist system.

We call upon the world progressive forces to strongly reject the U.S. human rights offensive and positively defend socialism of Juche Korea.