April 23, 2024
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North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper

KINU report says public executions in North Korea become less frequent, but still commonplace

A new human rights white paper by a South Korean government-affiliated research institution represents a "political provocation" against the North, a DPRK state media outlet said Friday.

The externally-focused website Uriminzokkiri slammed the "2020 North Korea Human Rights White Paper," published this week by the Korean Institute for National Unification (KINU), which details the present-day abuses in the country such as public executions and censorship.

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