Tighter muzzle, crackdown on defectors: Lawyers address rights issues in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea
Oct 24, 2022
South Korean lawyers said Thursday the human rights situation in North Korea under Kim Jong-un remains dire, and called for more action from the South Korean government. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the Korean Bar Association, Joo Sung-ha, who left North Korea in 2002, said attempts to flee the country have been more severely punished over the past five years there. “During the Kim Jong-il e...