North Korean Refugees
This neighboring COUNTRY is the primary destination North Korean escapees enter when fleeing on foot.
China
North Korea is notorious for persecution through imprisonment in this TYPE OF FACILITY.
Political prison camp
This UN BODY frequently imposes sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear and weapons programs.
UN Security Council
North Korea recently deployed combat troops to aid this COUNTRY.
Russia
North Korean escapees in China often avoid hospitals and police due to the risk of this forced ACTION by Chinese authorities.
Forced repatriation
North Korean residents can be punished for watching media from this COUNTRY.
South Korea or the United States
This UN BODY passes annual resolutions condemning North Korea’s human rights violations.
UN General Assembly or Human Rights Council
Name one COUNTRY that has a diplomatic mission in Pyongyang.
Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Palestine, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Syria, Vietnam, or Venezuela
As of 2024, this NUMBER of North Korean escapees have resettled in South Korea.
34,000~35,000
Less than this PERCENTAGE of North Korean residents have access to the global internet.
North Korea joined the United Nations during this DECADE.
1990s
This Southeast Asian COUNTRY hosted the 2019 summit between North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Vietnam
Many North Korean ~women~ who cross into China become victims of this CRIME due to their undocumented status.
Trafficking/forced marriage
This POLITICAL ORGANIZATION holds the highest authority in North Korea.
Workers’ Party of Korea
North Korea has ratified this NUMBER of the UN’s nine core human rights treaties.
Five
In 2018, North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong Un held a summit with this South Korean PRESIDENT.
Moon Jae In
South Korea’s process for receiving and resettling North Korean escapees is administered by this GOVERNMENT MINISTRY.
Ministry of Unification
North Koreans are categorized into three loyalty-based classes under this social classification SYSTEM.
Songbun
Name one CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY identified by the UN Commission of Inquiry as being committed by North Korea.
Extermination; murder; enslavement; torture; imprisonment; rape; forced abortions and other sexual violence; persecution on political, religious, racial and gender grounds; forcible transfer of populations; enforced disappearance; or forced starvation
North Korea has long maintained ties with this REGION (CONTINENT) due to its shared anti-colonial history.
Africa