North Korea has agreed to host a UN rights expert for the first time, granting access next week to the special rapporteur on disabled people's rights. The UN rights office said in a statement that Catalina Devandas-Aguilar is scheduled to arrive in the isolated nation on Wednesday following an invitation from Pyongyang. Her visit will be the first ever to the country by an independent expert designated by the UN Human Rights Council.<br/><br/>The rights council has accused North Korea of committing crimes against humanity and detaining up to 120,000 people in brutal prison camps. Devandas-Aguilar said the upcoming visit mark an important chance to study the situation in the country, with a particular focus on children living with disabilities.