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Report seeks celebrity support for N. Korean human rights

Author of rights paper says human rights, weapons programs intricately linked

Activists have long complained that human rights in North Korea are neglected in discussions of the regime, and a recent report suggests a number of solutions to this.

Among them is recruiting celebrity support.

“Light Through the Darkness,” a publication of the Bush Institute at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, recommends a number of steps that can be taken by those concerned over the regime’s crimes, whether they be government or NGO affiliated. Its author, Victor Cha, served as President George W. Bush’s chief advisor on North Korea, and currently helms the Asian Studies program at Georgetown