What Is North Korea Human Rights
North Koreans have very limited human rights. North Korea is one of the world’s most authoritarian country in the world. The small country is led by a dictator, Kim Jong-Un, who has helped shape North Korea’s chaos. Kim Jong-Un has limited many things in his citizens life, like limiting their freedom of media access. All media and publications are government controlled. Any one on the internet or making an international call is being monitored. If a North Korean is found with any form of media, or any foreign films or videos, they can be severely punished. Another violation of human rights in North Korea is forced labor. People who are caught with or doing something illegal can be put into labor camps (rodong danryeondae) where they have to
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The government has set up only specific websites that the people with internet access can view. “The government-controlled internet is a lot smaller than was initially believed, containing just 28 websites in total…” (McGoogan, North Korea's internet revealed to have just 28 websites). This quote taken from a website online claims that North Korea only has 28 websites available for its users. A few of the 28 sites include, Air Koryo, the country’s only commercial airline website, Korean Dishes, a website that has recipes for North Korean restaurants, The Korean Central News Agency, a site for the main news agency in the country, and Kim Il Sung University, the site for the first North Korean university. All of these websites are always heavily monitored. Sites like Google and YouTube are blocked because they may contain information that is vulnerable to the country. A person who makes an international call is also being monitored, North Korean authorities will be listening to their call to see if they spreading classified information. If someone is caught on a website not allowed or sharing classified information they can be imprisoned. The government of North Korea doesn’t want private information about their country getting spread to the wrong
The government has set up only specific websites that the people with internet access can view. “The government-controlled internet is a lot smaller than was initially believed, containing just 28 websites in total…” (McGoogan, North Korea's internet revealed to have just 28 websites). This quote taken from a website online claims that North Korea only has 28 websites available for its users. A few of the 28 sites include, Air Koryo, the country’s only commercial airline website, Korean Dishes, a website that has recipes for North Korean restaurants, The Korean Central News Agency, a site for the main news agency in the country, and Kim Il Sung University, the site for the first North Korean university. All of these websites are always heavily monitored. Sites like Google and YouTube are blocked because they may contain information that is vulnerable to the country. A person who makes an international call is also being monitored, North Korean authorities will be listening to their call to see if they spreading classified information. If someone is caught on a website not allowed or sharing classified information they can be imprisoned. The government of North Korea doesn’t want private information about their country getting spread to the wrong