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North Korea appears to be increasing the use of the death penalty for actions such as watching and sharing foreign films, a new major UN report found.
The United Nations Human Rights Office suggests that forced labor at sites such as coal mines is also more common in isolated countries.
Orphans and members of poor families said they often target such dangerous jobs.
Based on interviews with more than 300 people who have fled the country in the past decade, the report concluded that North Korea is shut down more than ever.
Its residents are “exposed to propaganda that has not been exempt from the state for their entire lives.”
One Escape said the increase in crackdowns in recent years was intended to “block people’s eyes and ears.”
“It was a form of control aimed at eliminating even the least signs of complaints or complaints,” they added.
He was publicly shot for firing a squad to discourage others
Since Kim Kong-geun came to power after his father died in 2011, more laws have been introduced that allow for the death penalty. It concerns viewing and distribution of foreign-made media content.
An interviewee from North Korea told the United Nations that more executions have been under the law since 2020.
Those found guilty will be shot by firing squads in public to discourage others from following the lawsuit, Escape said.
Meanwhile, the country’s population is still violating food rights, and state policies are causing hunger, the report suggests.
Speaking about the findings of the report, UN Human Rights Director Volkar Tark described the past decade as a “lost decade” for North Korea.
“And if (North Korea) continues its current trajectory, it’s painful to say that the population is afraid of more suffering, brutal oppression and what they have endured for so long,” he said.
“The hundreds of interviews conducted during the course of this report show a clear and strong desire for change, especially among young people,” TΓΌrk added.