N. Korea 'completely rejects' United Nation's move

North Korea lashed out at a United Nations resolution on the country's human rights on Thursday, vowing to intensify its nuclear weapons deterrence in the face of what it claims is growing hostility toward the country.

The reaction from the North came two days after a U.N. committee passed a strongly-worded resolution, calling on the UN Security Council to refer the communist country to the International Criminal Court over its dire human rights situation.

"We completely reject the forceful passage of this resolution, led by the United State with the aim of overthrowing (our) people-centered socialist system," the North Korean foreign ministry said in a statement, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Such hostile actions by the U.S. are compelling North Korea not to refrain from an additional nuclear test, the statement said, pledging that the country's war deterrence will be intensified.

North Korea has bristled at any talk of its human rights record, calling it a U.S.-led attempt to topple its regime. (Yonhap)