On December 10, the Western world will be celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the “Universal” Declaration of Human Rights. As South Koreans mourn the loss of two civilians and two marines as a result of the shelling by North Korea of her island Yeonpyeong on 23 November 2010, South Korea and the world should equally remember the 22 million North Korean population who continue to suffer from ongoing food, water and electricity shortages. North of the DMZ and only 70 km away from the vibrant and fashion capital Seoul, linger in prison camps an estimated 200 000 “political” prisoners. The