Why are human rights not on the agenda?published at 04:37 British Summer Time 12 June 2018
"They're not on the agenda because the North Koreans react so badly when the US brings them up," explains Prof Robert Kelly of Busan University.
"Bringing up human rights has sunk previous talks with North Korea. So it's something the US says they have to hold for the future for once they get the ball rolling. But if the talks do continue, then there will be growing pressure from human rights groups that this issue has to be addressed."
Here's a reminder of how bad the human rights situation is in North Korea.