United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in North Korea, Tomás Ojea Quintana was quoted saying “the whole country is a prison”.
Speaking on the human rights situation in the North Korea, United Nations (UN) special rapporteur for Human Rights in North Korea, Tomás Ojea Quintana was quoted saying “the whole country is a prison”.
The Reuters reports, a top U.N. Human Rights reporter says despite over a year of international engagement and promises of economic reform by the leaders of North Korea, the situation of human rights in country remains terrible.
Quintana also said, “in all areas related to the enjoyment of economic and social rights, much of the country’s Population is being left behind.”
According to reports from Amnesty International and the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, by 2017 an estimated 200,000 prisoners are incarcerated in camps that are dedicated to political crimes, and subjected to forced labor, physical abuse, execution and human experimentation.
North Korea’s human rights record has been considered the worst in the world and has been globally condemned, with the United Nations and the European Union and groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch all critical of the country’s record.
