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Human Rights in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Amnesty International | North Korea sentences US citizen to 15 ...
2 May 2013

North Korea's Supreme Court in Pyongyang has reportedly sentenced a US national of Korean origin to 15 years of hard labour in the country's infamous prison camps ...

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North Korea: UN Human Rights Council urged to set up Commission of ...
11 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. AI index: ASA 24/005/2013. 11 March 2013. North Korea: UN Human Rights Council urged to set up Commission of Inquiry. ...

PressItem       ASA 24/005/2013

North Korea: New images show blurring of prison camps and villages ...
7 March 2013

Analysis of new satellite images shows the North Korean government is blurring the lines between its political prison camps and the surrounding population.

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North Korea: New satellite images show blurring of political ...
7 March 2013

Since the ascension of Kim Jong Un as the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) in December 2011, there have been no noticeable improvements ...

Report       ASA 24/004/2013

Amnesty International | North Korea: New images show blurring of ...
7 March 2013

Analysis of new satellite images shows the North Korean government is blurring the lines between its political prison camps and the surrounding population, Amnesty ...

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Wire, July/August 2012. Vol. 42, issue 04
1 July 2012

1) The Agenda 2) Up front "They know they are being watched" 3) Bhopal: Carrying the torch 4) International Day of the Disappeared: "Our life without him is bare ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2012

يوليو/ تموز - اغسطس/ آب 2012 المجلد 42 ...
1 July 2012

ﻩﺬه ةﺮﺸﻨﻟا ﺮﻴﻏ ةﺮﻓﻮﺘﻣ نﻵا فﻮﺳ ﻢﺘﻳ ﺎهﺮﺸﻧ ﺎﺒﻳﺮﻗ.

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2012

Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Amnesty International | North Korea: Catastrophic human rights ...
12 April 2012

North Korea's 'Day of the Sun' – the official title for the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung's birth – is an opportunity to shed light on the country's abysmal ...

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Letter Writing Marathon 2011: Final report
1 March 2012

In 2011, 14 cases of individuals at risk were selected to feature in the Letter Writing Marathon. The aim of "Write for Rights" is to bring about change in the ...

Report       ACT 30/038/2012