Those detained in concentration camps are subject to a plethora of disciplinary methods, such as forced abortions for pregnant women, because they are deemed 'racially impure', and public hangings. The austere 'guilt by association' law in North Korea imposes that three generations of one family may be imprisoned simply because of the crimes of one family member. Torture and bloodshed are features of every day life for those living in the detention camps of North Korea.
For those who remain 'free', outside of the detention camps, life is far from peaceful. All forms of information are controlled and monitored. For example newspapers and radio stations have been prohibited by the government. North Koreans are forbidden to consume any form of foreign information. Civilians are coerced to praise their 'Dear Leader', and such information is materialized into their lives each and every day using the media - which, again is wholly government controlled.
North Korea carries with it a dark, morbid history - during the 1990's, roughly 3.5 million people died of starvation. Malnutrition is mandatory and universal among the majority of the population. Despite this, Kim Jong-un fails to have mercy on the people of North Korea. This dark shadow, hanging ominously over the lives of millions in North Korea must be dismissed.
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