North Korea
North Korea remains among the world’s most repressive countries. Kim Jong Un’s government sharply curtails freedom of expression, religion, and conscience, peaceful assembly, and association. It prohibits political opposition, independent media, NGOs, and trade unions. A 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry found that the government committed violations amounting to crimes against humanity, including extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, rape, and forced abortions. North Korea operates secret prison camps where presumed government opponents face torture, forced labor, and starvation.
In 2020, the government invoked Covid-19 to put in place extreme and unnecessary measures that further isolated the country, blocking information into and out the country, closing its border with China, and harshly controlling food and product distribution.
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The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Annex 22-B: A Missed Opportunity on Workers’ Rights in North Korea
News
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Victims of North Korea’s ‘Paradise on Earth’ Campaign Demand Justice
Hundreds of Thousands Prevented from Returning to Japan
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North Korea Controls Youth Through ‘Hard Labor’
Expands Demands of Work to Shore Up Flagging Economy
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China Restarts Forced Returns of Refugees to North Korea
At Least 1,170 North Koreans Face Torture, Sexual Abuse if Sent Back
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North Korea Takes UN Hypocrisy to New Heights
Pyongyang Blames Problems on Everything but Own Abusive Policies
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Kim Jong Un Acknowledges Food Crisis in North Korea
Border to Remain Closed, Blocking Essential Trade and Food
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North Korea: US Should Refocus on Rights Concerns
Groups Urge Biden to Incorporate Human Rights into Security Negotiations
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Hearing on Civil and Political Rights in the Republic of Korea: Implications for Human Rights on the Peninsula
Testimony of John Sifton to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
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