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Human richts in North Korea

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Human richts in North Korea are hivily restrictit. Thare is no richt tae free speech, an the anly radio, televeesion, an news providers that are deemed legal are those operatit bi the govrenment.[1][2] It is estimatiy that atween 150,000 an 200,000 poleetical prisoners are detained in concentration camps, whaur thay perform forced labour an risk summary beatins, torture an execution.[3]

The 'human richts record o North Korea is extremely difficult tae fully assess due tae the secretive an closed naitur o the kintra. The North Korean govrenment maks it vera difficult for foreigners tae enter the kintra an strictly monitors thair activities when thay dae. Aid wirkers are subject tae considerable scrutiny an excludit frae places an regions the govrenment daes no wish them tae enter. Syne ceetizens canna freely leave the kintra,[4][5] it is mainly frae stories o refugees an defectors that the naition's human richts record haes been constructit. The govrenment's poseetion, expressed throu the Korean Central News Agency, is that North Korea haes no human richts issue, acause its socialist seestem wis chosen bi the fowk an serves them faithfully.[6][7]

While it is difficult tae piece thegither a clear picture o the situation athin the kintra, it is clear that the govrenment o North Korea controls virtually aw activities athin the naition. Citizens are nae alloued tae freely speak thair mnds[1] an the govrenment detains those who criticize the regime.[8] The ae radio, televeesion, an news organisations that are deemed legal are those operatit bi the govrenment. The media, as wi Kim Il-sung,[9] universally praise the admeenistration o Kim Jong-Il.[10][11]

A nummer o human richts organisations an governments hae condemned North Korea's human richts record, includin Amnesty International an the Unitit Naitions, which passed a General Assembly resolution in 2008.[12] In its 2006 kintra report on North Korea, the American govrenment-fundit[13] Freedom House alleged that the kintra "is a totalitarian dictatorship."[14] Freedom House categorized North Korea as "Not Free". North Korea haes chairged that that those who mak allegations aboot human richts in the kintra are interferin in the kintra's internal affairs an tryin tae force doun thair values.[15]

In 2004, the Unitit States govrenment adoptit the North Korean Human Richts Act of 2004, which criticised North Korea an ootlined steps the Unitit States shoud tak towards North Korea. Wi the exception o the internaitional abductions issue regardin Japanese, Americans, an Sooth Koreans, which it says haes been fully resolved, North Korea strangly rejects aw reports o human richts violations an accuses the defectors o lyin an promotin a pro-Wast agenda.[16]

References

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  1. ↑ a b North Korea: Human Rights Concerns Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Amnesty International, November 28, 2006.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Helene (7 Mairch 2007). "U.S. Releases Rights Report, With an Acknowledgment". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ McDonald, Mark (4 Mey 2011). "North Korean Prison Camps Massive and Growing". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 Mey 2011.
  4. ↑ "North Korean Refugees NGO". Northkoreanrefugees.com. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  5. ↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2 Julie 2008). "UNHCR Freedom in the World 2008 - North Korea". Unhcr.org. Archived frae the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  6. ↑ KCNA Assails Role Played by Japan for UN Passage of "Human Rights" Resolution against DPRK Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, December 22, 2005.
  7. ↑ KCNA Refutes U.S. Anti-DPRK Human Rights Campaign Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, November 8, 2005.
  8. ↑ U.S. Releases Rights Report, With an Acknowledgment, New York Times, March 7, 2007.
  9. ↑ Immortal Feats of President Kim Il Sung in Building Country Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, September 5, 2008.
  10. ↑ Kim Jong Il Highly Praised Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, January 1, 2009.
  11. ↑ Kim Jong Il, the tyrant with a passion for wine, women and the bomb, The Independent, October 21, 2006.
  12. ↑ North Korea rejects UN human richts resolution, International Herald Tribune, November 24, 2008.
  13. ↑ Voltaire. "Freedom House: when "freedom" is only a pretext [Voltaire]". Voltairenet.org. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  14. ↑ Freedom in the World 2006 - North Korea Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Freedom House.
  15. ↑ "Past news". Kcna.co.jp. Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  16. ↑ Ridiculous Move of S. Korean Pro-U.S. Elements under Fire, KCNA, December 20, 2005.
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