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| Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK |
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| Date : November 9, 2011 |
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| This report covers the second half of the 2010 and the beginning of 2011. That period saw some of the most volatile situations in the Korean Peninsula since the inter-Korean war and attempts made to change the leadership in the DPRK.Source: Human Rights Council (At the UN General Assembly) |
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| #72: Religious Freedom Conditions in the DPRK |
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| Date : November 9, 2011 |
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| There continues to be a pressing need on the international level for further, more effective action that addresses the ongoing repression of religious freedom and other human rights in North Korea and the persistent problem of North Korean refugees in China. The international community’s understandable focus on nuclear security should not diminish diplomatic efforts to address human security in North Korea—indeed nuclear security and human security should be linked. Source: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom |
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| An Absence of Choice: The Sexual Exploitation of North Korean Women in China |
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| Date : November 9, 2011 |
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| A comprehensive look at the risks North Korean women face in China, especially the trafficking of them conducted by both Chinese and Koreans. It draws upon first hand interviews with women who faced such issues and lays down legal arguments for their protection as a responsibility of the International community. Source: Anti-Slavery International |
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| Survival under Torture: Briefing Report on the Situation of Torture in the DPRK |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| This report focuses on the following three objectives: first, it analyses how North Korean refugees had been tortured during the process of interrogation by the National Security Agency and the People’s Safety Agency in detention facilities from 1993 to 2008 and estimates whether there has been actual improvement of human rights in the DPRK; second, according to the information accumulated through the NKHR’s researches, it explains the duty of the DPRK to prohibit torture under international and domestic laws; third, it presents a few recommendations to the North Korean authorities and proposals to the United Nations and the UN Special Rapporteurs for better protection of human rights in the DPRK. Source: Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights |
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| Child is King of the Country: Briefing Report on the Situation of the Rights of ... |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| A situation report on the rights of the child in the DPRK which was conducted with an aim of reviewing the children’s rights situation in North Korea, providing assessment of recent improvements or worsening conditions, and analyzing the cause of these changes. An in-depth investigation into children’s rights, including education, health care, international humanitarian aid, issues of child labour, and the military use of children, based upon interviews with 50 defectors from North Korea. Source: Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights |
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| The Last Outposts of Slavery of the Past XX Century |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| The detainees at the North Korean political penal-labor colonies and the South Korean POWs and civilian abductees are the last slaves of the 20th century who continue to be deprived of even the minimum of human rights. They are the victims of the ideological struggle of the communists, and strident antagonistic inter-Korean relations. Yet, even though the Cold War has already been resolved in many ways, these victims of history still need to be saved. Source: Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights |
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| North Korea: Case to Answer, Call to Act |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| The analysis focuses primarily on the extensive political prison camp system where 200,000 people are believed to be held. It has been written by international lawyers and provides extensive testimonies and quotes from North Koreans. It represents the culmination of seven years of research and draws heavily on interviews and consultations with over 80 North Korean defectors. Source: Christian Solidarity Worldwide |
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| North Korea: Torture, Death Penalty and Abductions |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| A brief outline with specific examples of the current violations under the three categories, and Amnesty International's recommendations to address them. Source: Amnesty International |
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| The Crumbling Sate of Healtchare in North Korea |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| Amnesty International has documented how widespread and chronic malnutrition, which suppresses people’s immune system, has triggered epidemics and mass outbreaks of illnesses related to poor diet. Interviews with North Koreans depict a country that professes to have a universal (free) health care system but in reality struggles to provide even the most basic service to the population. For this report, between November 2009 and June 2010, AI interviewed more than 40 North Koreans, as well as organizations and health professionals who work with North Koreans. Source: Amnesty International |
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| #124: UNHR Universal Periodic Review: DPRK |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| A summary of the human rights concerns held by various nations around the world and the DPRK’s response to and defence of them. Source: National Human Rights Commission of Korea |
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| #126: Survey Report on Political Prisoners' Camps in North Korea |
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| Date : November 8, 2011 |
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| The political prisoners’ camps (PPC) in North Korea represent a core issue of human rights violations. PPC represent the most serious violations of human rights, perhaps unparalleled in world history, in terms of the number of victims, the nature of processes leading to detention, length in time of the camps’ existence, charges against the detainees and horrendous living conditions. The objective of this survey report is to present an overall and systematic analysis of PPC on the basis of in-depth interviews with North Korean witnesses in respect to the nature of human rights violation in PPC, the degree to which they are systematic, and the analysis and assessment of changes since the 1990s. Source: National Human Rights Commission of Korea |
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| #127: Human Rights Violations against North Korea Refugee Women |
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| Date : November 7, 2011 |
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| A report examining and systematizing the situation of human rights violations faced by North Korean refugee women in the process of their escape from North Korea and their resettlement, with a goal to improve North Korean refugee women's human rights situation and the proposal of relevant policy implications. Source: National Human Rights Commission of Korea |
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