like im legit sick of people trying to minimize the full on terribleness of north korea so heres some extra reading and ‘fun’ facts:
Fact: people who are politically unreliable (those who could threaten the regime) are put in “penal labor colonies” *cough* concentration camps *hack* where they are often worked to death, starved, beaten to death, or executed in the end. heres a list of the camps we know of:
Kaechon “Camp 14″(X)
Pukchang “Camp 18″ (X)
Yodok “Camp 15″ (X)
Have you ever heard a north korean speak about their time in north korea?? heres some first hand accounts both inside concentration camps and on the outside
Asian boss talks to North Korean defectors
Book about Shin Dong-hyuk and his escape to china WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
Fact: Abductions of mainly South Korean and Japanese citizens have been happening since the armistice that ended the korean war and not only are there 13 confirmed japanese victims, there are upwards of 400 south korean victims
Wiki on japanese abductions (X)
Wiki on korean abductions (X)
Documentary (X)
News source about book from japanese victims (X)
Book source from an american victim (X)
wanna know about North Korea’s human rights violations? heres some sources
Wiki compilation page (X)
Human Rights Watch World Report 2017 (X)
Amnesty International Report 2016/2017 (X)
