| | “Those in North Korea who say that there are no human rights problems are being sincere. People in the North do not realize that public executions or punishments without trial are violations of human rights.”
~ HWANG Jang Yop, North Korean defector
The truth is that human rights violations are rampant in North Korea. For example:
Over 200,000 people are imprisoned in North Korea’s vast gulag;
Punishment against entire families (multigenerational) is used to respond to real or suspected political dissent;
Imprisoned women are often forced to abort fetuses and prisoners are routinely executed in public, often in the presence of children;
In Kim Jong Il’s oppressive state, nearly 37% of all North Korean children are chronically malnourished. ~ World Food Program, 2005
-Access to services such as health care, education and even food assistance are allocated according to social stratification, a system which is based on the family’s loyalty to the regime;
-Pluralism and civil society are nonexistent;
-Freedoms of religion and press do not exist.
-It is an act of treason to leave the country without state permission. If caught, a person can face detention, torture or even execution.
taken from http://www.nkfreedomhouse.org/
-dustin |
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