North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday.
is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the UN rights chief said Thursday.North Korean human rights
But as the pandemic has waned, Türk said the government's restrictions have grown even more extensive, with guards authorised to shoot any unauthorised person approaching the border and with almost all foreigners, including UN staff, still barred from the country. Elizabeth Salmón, the UN special investigator on human rights in North Korea, echoed Türk: "Some people are starving. Others have died due to a combination of malnutrition, diseases and lack of access to health care."
A military parade is held to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean Peoples Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in February 2023. Much of the country's resources are funnelled into its military programs as its population goes hungry.
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