SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. Human Rights Council is poised to adopt a resolution this week to establish its first commission of inquiry into widespread human rights violations in North Korea, a Seoul diplomatic source said Tuesday.

The U.N. council is expected to vote on the resolution on Thursday (Geneva time) during its ongoing 22nd session, which will last until Friday, and the planned commission is expected to start its activities from June, the source said on the condition of anonymity.