Human Rights

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August 2009 saw an abrupt “about-face” in North-South relations on the Korean peninsula. The month began with former president Bill Clinton’s historic meeting with Chairman Kim Jong-il and concluded with…

By Robert King The Olympic torch flickered out a week ago bringing the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics to a close after a spectacular techno light show featuring traditional Korean folk performers combined with the best of K-pop. The pentagonal stadium, however, will be dark for only a few days before the opening ceremony of the…

By Mark Tokola North Korea figured prominently in President Trump’s January 30, 2018, State of the Union message – remarkably so.  The President’s speech generally focused on domestic issues such as the economy, immigration, infrastructure, and health.  The part of the speech devoted to foreign policy mentioned China, Russia, Afghanistan and Iran, but was mostly…

By Robert King The adoption of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 was a milestone that reflected United States interest and concern for the human rights situation in North Korea. The legislation authorized funds for increasing radio broadcasts and promoting freedom of information in the North, called for active American efforts in the…

By Robert King The United Nations Security Council will take up the issue of North Korean human rights abuses at a Council session on December 15 of this year.  This will be the fourth year in a row that the UN’s highest body has devoted a session to human rights atrocities in the Democratic People’s…