Human Rights in North Korea
The human rights record in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) has been widely condemned by the international community, including by the EU and the European Parliament. The ascension of the latest ruler of the Kim dynasty, Kim Jong-un, in December 2011 has not brought tangible change. Since the country is practically closed to foreigners, the human rights situation can only be evaluated based on the testimonies of refugees and defectors. Their reports consistently reveal blatant and unrepentant violations of human rights, which aim to elicit the total submission of the country's citizens to the regime and its ideology. While the majority of North Koreans suffer from permanent hunger, those who try to leave the country face harsh punishment upon repatriation. Citizens suspected of being disloyal to the regime and their families are placed, without trial, in prison camps with abhorrent conditions. North Korea is among the countries carrying out the highest numbers of executions in the world.
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- Asia şi Oceania
- comunicaţii
- conjunctură politică
- Coreea de Nord
- criză de alimente
- DREPT
- drept penal
- drepturile individului
- drepturile omului
- EDUCAŢIE COMUNICARE ŞI COMUNICAŢII
- GEOGRAFIE
- libertate de expresie
- libertate de reuniune
- pluralism în media
- POLITICĂ
- politică şi securitate publică
- PROBLEME SOCIALE
- sistem penitenciar
- stat de drept
- sănătate
- tortură
- tratament crud și degradant