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	Press Releases: DPR Korea, Goals of law on human rights in North Korea strictly humanitarian
		The goals of the North Korean Human Rights Act, enacted in 2004, are strictly humanitarian, specifically the promotion of human rights and refugee protections for North Koreans, says a prominent leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.
		The promotion of human rights and refugee protections for North Koreans is not a partisan issue in the United States.
		In conclusion, it must be understood that the Congress did not intend the North Korean Human Rights Act as a rhetorical exercise.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6BWKZH?OpenDocument (908 words)

	Human rights in North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North Korea's population is one of the world's most ethnically homogenous, and immigration nowadays is almost nonexistent.
		Nevertheless, North Korea called for food aid to cease, and shipments of food to the country ended on December 31 of that year.
		North Korea's society is highly stratified by class, according to a citizen's family and political background.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_rights_in_North_Korea (2690 words)

	Human rights in South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Human rights in South Korea have evolved significantly from the days of military dictatorship and reflects the state's current status as a constitutional democracy.
		Many refugees from North Korea have complained that they find integration into South Korean society to be difficult; they say they often face social ostracism and a government that would rather they keep quiet about the human rights situation in the North.
		Human trafficking was outlawed and penalties for prostitution increased[26]; the 2004 Act on the Prevention of the Sex Trade and Protection of its Victims was passed, toughening penalties for traffickers, ending deportation of victims, and establishing a number of shelters for victims.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_rights_in_South_Korea (1724 words)

	North Korea - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		North Korea warned in October that it would use “war deterrent force” if the USA brought the nuclear dispute before the UN Security Council.
		North Koreans forcibly repatriated from China were detained and interrogated in detention centres or police stations operated by the National Security Agency or the People’s Safety Agency.
		The UN Commission on Human Rights resolution on North Korea expressed concern at public executions and the imposition of the death penalty for political reasons.
	t2web.amnesty.r3h.net /report2005/prk-summary-eng (1337 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from Korea; North and South
		Inaction on North Korea's human-rights situation, he argued, is as appalling as inaction in the face of the Holocaust, the killing fields in Cambodia, or the genocide in Rwanda.
		The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva recently passed a strong resolution of censure, citing North Korea's extensive and grave human-rights abuses and calling for investigation by a UN rapporteur.
		If passed, the North Korean Human Rights Act would express a "sense of Congress" that human-rights issues must be a "key concern" in US dealings with North Korea, and would require all economic assistance to North Korea to attach human-rights conditions, ie, no aid without concrete demonstrations that human rights are improving.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Korea/FE06Dg01.html (1909 words)

	Talking Human Rights With North Korea
		Although Kim Jong Il's Communist government is the world's worst human rights violator, the United States, Japan and South Korea have managed to exclude all reference to humanitarian and human rights concerns from the discussions.
		Human rights and humanitarian issues should be brought in as well.
		Yet, since 2001, North Korea has been involved, albeit modestly, in "human rights dialogues" with the European Union and the ambassadors from Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
	www.brookings.edu /views/op-ed/cohenr/20040829.htm (984 words)

	South Korea: Policy Shift May Help Rights in North Korea (Human Rights Watch, 17-11-2006)
		This is precisely the position that human rights organizations have been urging Seoul to take so that it can move beyond inter-Korean politics and consider human rights in North Korea in the way it would consider human rights in any country.
		The UN General Assembly is expected to vote soon on a resolution calling on North Korea to fully respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.
		North Korea is among the world’s most repressive states, yet South Korea has mostly refrained from commenting on the North’s human rights abuses in the past decade.
	www.hrw.org /english/docs/2006/11/17/skorea14621.htm (484 words)

	North Korea & Human Rights
		He is accompanied on his trip by the head of the human rights division at the Foreign Office.
		In reality, North Korea has such a long record of systematic abuses that it is one of the most repressive governments in the world.
		North Korea will forever be a bankrupt society while it's neighbours in South Korea will be enjoying the fruits of capitalism and international trade.
	www.canadiancontent.net /forums/about1809.html (1086 words)

	North Korea: Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns
		Amnesty International's long-standing concerns about human rights violations in North Korea include the use of torture and the death penalty, arbitrary detention and imprisonment, inhumane prison conditions and the near-total suppression of fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and movement.
		While these concerns are long-standing, in recent years many human rights abuses in North Korea have been linked directly or indirectly to the famine and acute food shortages which have affected the country since the mid-1990s.
		North Korea: Starved of Rights: Human rights and the food crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/north_korea/index.do (253 words)

	New US Envoy Says North Korea Must Improve Human Rights
		Lefkowitz called North Korea one of the most repressive countries in the world, but nonetheless said he hoped to engage officials of the communist government in a direct human rights dialogue.
		The new special envoy said North Korea has made it clear at nuclear arms talks and elsewhere that it wants legitimacy and respect, and said the way for Pyongyang to achieve this is to address international concerns about its rights record.
		Lefkowitz, a former U.S. delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, said North Korea holds an estimated 200,000 political detainees in facilities he described as concentration camps, where he said prisoners are subject to torture, starvation and exposure.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-09-08-voa65.cfm (630 words)

	Press Releases: DPR Korea, U.S. intensifies efforts to promote human rights in North Korea
		In addition, the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor continued to support the National Endowment for Democracy to support ROK-based NGOs in their efforts to improve and expand monitoring of and reporting on the human rights situation in the country.
		Bush administration officials regularly raise concerns about North Korea's human-rights abuses with other governments and urge other countries to call for "concrete, verifiable, and sustained improvements" in North Korean human rights as an important component of their bilateral relations with that country, according to the State Department report.
		North Korea remains "one of the most repressive countries in the world," according to the State Department report.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-6NLN5E?OpenDocument (797 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Demonstrators Rally for Human Rights in North Korea
		North Korea remains dependent on food aid to feed its people, yet government still prevents the swift and equitable distribution of this aid, while the population is denied the right to freedom of movement, which would enable people to go and search for food.
		In tears, Oh Yong Hui shared some of the details of her escape from North Korea, explaining that forced abortions and sexual exploitation were a common fate for defectors who are caught and returned.
		North Korea Freedom Day activities included a demonstration in front of the National Holocaust Museum, and a rally on the west lawn of the Capitol Building, followed by lobby visits to Congressmen and Senators.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/religiontoday/1261428.html (1437 words)

	North Korea - Amnesty International
		North Korea warned in October that it would use “war deterrent force” if the USA brought the nuclear dispute before the UN Security Council.
		North Koreans forcibly repatriated from China were detained and interrogated in detention centres or police stations operated by the National Security Agency or the People’s Safety Agency.
		The UN Commission on Human Rights resolution on North Korea expressed concern at public executions and the imposition of the death penalty for political reasons.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/prk-summary-eng (1337 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Minister discusses N Korea rights
		North Korea faces accusations of using torture and the death penalty as well as arbitrary detention, inhumane prison conditions and the near-total suppression of fundamental freedoms.
		Human rights groups say public executions are carried out in front of large crowds with some prisoners killed in front of their families.
		North Korea has claimed to have nuclear weapons and to have been working on developing its arsenal.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3646584.stm (506 words)

	North Korea zone: Human Rights
		Given the human rights record of the Bush administration and its predilection for using the human rights records of other countries as a justification for regime change, it may well be impossible for the United States to devise a more nuanced and effective human rights policy toward North Korea.
		North Korea has the most despicable human rights record perhaps in the history of the human race; we applaud heroes like Norbert Vollertsen who will hopefully shine a light on this dark and brutal corner of the world.
		North Korean defectors to South Korea recently were asked about the fate of those escapees who were apprehended in China and sent back for interrogation in North Korea.
	www.nkzone.org /nkzone/category/human_rights/index.php (5904 words)

	Speech: A Self-Interested Case for Human Rights in North Korea
		In the aftermath of September 11, it is entirely understandable that the United States and its allies will de-emphasize human rights concerns as the exigencies of the military campaign against terrorism will, by the dint of geography, require cooperation with regimes whose respect for human rights is mainly notable in their absence.
		The first is to document and publicize the human rights abuses occurring in North Korea as we meet.
		North Korea is in the midst of a decade-long food crisis.
	www.iie.com /publications/papers/paper.cfm?ResearchID=435 (1655 words)

	Conference Shines Light on Human Rights Violations in North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		North Korea, frequently in the news of late because of the looming crisis over its nuclear weapons program, has another, often overlooked, immediate crisis—the treatment of its citizens by the government.
		In "Human Rights Crisis in North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities," a conference hosted by the Hoover Institution on September 16, leading scholars and human rights activists discussed how the human rights of North Koreans are suppressed and how to address the problem.
		In the final session of the day, "Summary Session: Human Rights in North Korea: Assessments and Solutions," chaired by Hoover associated director David Brady, the findings from earlier sessions were presented.
	www-hoover.stanford.edu /pubaffairs/whatsnew/092005/korea.html (278 words)

	Spotlight on the North Korean Human Rights Act: Correcting Misperceptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		While some may argue that any inclusion of human rights in the agenda unnecessarily detracts from the task at hand, the reality is that, in order for Washington to continue to pursue its principled stance vis-à-vis Pyongyang, it must be willing to include the provision of basic human rights in the negotiation process.
		The President should appoint a special envoy on human rights in North Korea as quickly as possible, and the nominee should be someone with a background in human rights and a strong background in Korean politics, both North and South.
		Alleviating the plight of North Korean refugees and working to improve human rights in North Korea should be a goal that is universally accepted by Americans and Koreans alike.
	www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/bg1823.cfm (2622 words)

	ZNet \|Korea \| Human Rights in North Korea and the U.S. Strategy of Linkage
		Given the human rights record of the Bush administration and its predilection for using the human rights records of other countries as a justification for regime change, it may well be impossible for the United States to devise a more nuanced and effective human rights policy toward North Korea.
		North Korea has emphasized the latter definition when articulating "our-style human rights." In addition to criticizing the United States for its international policies, North Korea has charged the United States with failing to meet the economic and social needs of its population.
		Improving human rights in North Korea to China 's level, while not ideal, is at least a pragmatic goal, and North Korea is certainly more likely on this Issue to listen to the experiences of Chinese leaders than to the advice of American or Japanese officials.
	www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=69&ItemID=9531 (5412 words)

	U.S. House Unanimously Passes North Korea Human Rights Act
		As soon as the bill was passed, Rep. Leach stressed in a statement that the North Korea Human Rights Act was brought about by the sincere desire for progress in human rights, refugee protection and transparency in humanitarian assistance.
		North Korean human rights groups in Washington welcomed the passing of the bill.
		Nam Jae-jung of the AEGIS Foundation, a North Korean defector protection group, said that if one reflects upon North Korean human rights and the dire situation faced by defectors, the bill is insufficient, but since it represents a start to approaching the North Korean human rights issue through legislation, it was a historic first step.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1176224/posts (981 words)

	The Chosun Journal - North Korea Human Rights Information and News
		In the far north of North Korea, in remote locations not far from the borders with China and Russia, a gulag not unlike the worst labor camps built by Mao and Stalin in the last century holds some 200,000 men, women and children accused of political crimes.
		The images of these two North Korean children are part of some five hours of recorded video testimony of hunger migrants, collected in the past two months on the Chinese side of the Sino-Korean border by a humanitarian organization that we shall not identify for security reasons.
		There are anywhere from 10,000 to 300,000 North Koreans living in hiding in China, mainly in the province of Jilin, along the border region with North Korea, mixed among Chinese citizens of Korean ethnicity.
	www.chosunjournal.com (1108 words)

	The Controversies of South Korean Society on the Issue of Human Rights in North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The controversies can mainly be divided into two issues; firstly, one which emphasizes the rights of freedom, and secondly, one which stresses social rights alongside third generation human rights, such as the right for development and the right for peace.
		The former, in particular, concerns an infringement on the basic rights for life, that is, to be able to openly express oneself and to have religious freedom, while the latter concerns the right to live.
		The North Korean human rights issue should not be the only issue to be viewed, but rather, the general situation in and outside of Korea, and the task of settling for peace on the Korean peninsular, should be viewed together as a whole.
	www.nautilus.org /fora/security/0534ASuh.html (1234 words)

	North Korea Human Rights Act a 'Miracle' - Christianity Today Magazine
		Those of us who want to promote human rights and put it on the table in the face of bluster from the regime are accused of creating risks that the regime will react and start World War III.
		It is regrettable the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, approved by U.S. Senate this week and expected to become law after passage again in the House of Representatives around the end of the year, is offering more fodder for partisan dispute over here.
		Political parties in South Korea have mixed views on a U.S. bill that endorses financial aid for international campaigns trying to improve human rights in North Korea.
	www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2004/140/12.0.html (1969 words)

	U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
		The U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea is an independent, nongovernmental organization based in Washington, D.C. Created in 2001, the Committee was established to conduct independent research on human rights abuses in North Korea, and to disseminate its findings.
		A prominent human rights investigator and advocate, David Hawk worked for the United Nations directing the Cambodia Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1996 and 1997.
		The U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea expresses its deep appreciation to the Seoul-based Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (Citizens’ Alliance) and the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet) for arranging interviews in South Korea.
	www.hrnk.org /hiddengulag/toc.html (804 words)

	Senate Passes North Korea Human Rights Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The bill calls on North Korea to improve itâs human rights record and promotes a long-term humanitarian solution to the plight of North Korean refugees.
		The bill also supports U.S. engagement with North Korea, authorizing for the first time ever programs to promote rule of law and the development of a market economy in North Korea.
		The amended bill calls for a regional approach to advancing human rights in North Korea, and it creates a special envoy to champion human rights issues there.
	senate.gov /member/de/biden/general/newsroom/details.cfm?id=226940& (495 words)

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