North Korea Human Rights
Human rights are the basis of society, and is often thought of lightly, imprinted in everyone's head as simple customs. Most countries obey these laws, but some don't, treating their citizens in inhumane ways. In North Korea, many human rights are defied and abused. Religious freedoms and a functioning society are smothered by their government. Approximately one third of the population in North Korea don't receive proper human rights like the freedom of speech, opinion, and expression. Their religion weighs heavily on the citizens lifestyle, becoming a massive part of their culture.
North Korea has been oppressing these basic human rights for so long that generations of people have been subjected to their inhumane lifestyle. Although the citizens have been suffering, their government benefits from oppressing human rights. This changes the way people elect representatives and leaders.
People aren't allowed to voice their opinions, which results to the government controlling everything and everyone because no one is allowed to object. If someone does voice themselves, they will most likely be persecuted and sent to a prison camp or some other form of torture for defying the government. And by extent, Kim Jong-un himself. For the people of North Korea, acceptance of their rulers is the only way to go if they value their life and well being. No one has lived to tell the tale of what happens if you speak up against their injustice to a North Korean's face.
The U.N has intervened and suggested that they give North Korea aid for their famine disaster and such in return to help the citizens reach equality and return their basic human rights. But because the North Korean Government thinks that all we are here to do is to try and overthrow their power or to disrupt Kim-Jong-Un's reign. The U.N suggested 200 recommendations for positive change for North Korea’s human rights, and they only possibly accepted 185 of them. It is a small change for a big cause, but so far, none of these have been acted upon.
No one is allowed in, no one can leave, and life stuck under a terrible rule is something no one wants to go through. Because all resources are strictly limited, information, exports, and people are forced to obey the laws of Kim Jong Un. Poverty, starvation, and abuse are some of the results of North Korea's government. Their human rights are not equal to other's, and outside help would not go past their government. Thousands of people cry out for help each day, but no one is there to hear them.
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