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News State Department condemns North Korea’s “significant” human rights abusesState Department report follows UN condemnation of human rights abuses in DPRK
Updated at 1745 EST: This article has been updated to include reaction from a U.S. Senator. North Korea’s government has made no meaningful effort to stop the “significant” human rights abuses that are rampant in the country, the U.S. State Department said in a new report published on Wednesday. According to the report — the State Department’s annual documentation of human rights abuses around the world — DPRK officials oversee a vast array of rights violations against many North Korean citizens, and face little if any recourse for their actions. “The government took no credible steps to prosecute officials who committed © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |