Who Is Kim Jong-Un

In the book Northing to Envy, Barbara Demick describes North Korea as an undeveloped country. “You can see the evidence of what once was and has been lost…” (4,Demick) The North Koreas aren’t up to the modern world and still haven’t learned that all humans need rights to be happy. Many aspects of human rights are broken in North Korean society that affect the people negatively, making them feel violated.

In both history and present day, many human rights violations have occurred in countries residing within the UN. Despite the attempts that international influence created through the UN, many countries such as the Soviet Union conducted serious human rights violations through attempts to quell uprisings or anti-government movements. Even in the present day, countries such as North Korea and China have been committing drastic human rights violations, despite existing within the United Nations. Because of these facts, it can be concluded that international influence does not necessarily create better human

In North Korea the people can only watch tv or listen to music run by the government. Also if you live in North Korea you cannot freely leave the country. Out of all of the things Kim Jung-Un does to abuse his power this stuck out the most if a person doesn't obey Kim Jung-Un's rules he does what he wishes with them. North Korea currently has 16 operating labor camps and prisoners are put there for something as simple as stealing a kernel of corn. Another thing he does is he will just kill you if he thinks you have committed some kind of crime.

Life in North Korea’s high contrast with life in the United States is marked by nonexistent personal freedoms and harsh punishments. One example of restricted freedom in shown in their leader, Kim Jong-un. He, who they address as Dear Leader, is treated like

On a global political stand point there was a uniting of ideas and governments; what we know today as the United Nations (UN). One of the main ideas which the UN has grown up around is ‘The individual possess rights simply by virtue of being Human’ (The Universal Declaration of human rights); which was adopted by the general assembly in 10th December 1948. This statement is reflect in the core principles

The mistreatment of men, women, and children not only affect the citizens of North Korea, but also the countries around the world trying to fight for human rights. Numerous communities have been pushing for respectful treatment of all individuals. While many countries have progressed in allowing everyone more human rights, North Korea has backtracked. The government prevents their citizens the freedom of speech, the privacy of life, and the ability to nourish their bodies. Tom Head, a civil rights activist, describes how the North Korean government forces their citizens to remain loyal and obedient to the republic. Head expresses that “anyone who is overheard saying anything perceived as critical to the government is subject to...torture, execution, or imprisonment in one of North Korea's ten brutal concentration camps” (Head). Sadly, if citizens of North Korea demonstrate a disagreement toward the ideology of Kim Jong Un, they could be inhumanely murdered or imprisoned. According to Human Rights Watch, “the [North Korean] government [has the ability] to

The citizens of North Korea have little if any rights. They are not allowed to speak their opinions especially about the government. If they speak ill of the government they will be killed. As well as no freedom of speech nearly all property belongs to the state. A modern independent judicial system does not exist due to the ways their dictatorship is ruled. They have no Religious freedom at all, they must practice the religion that their dictator says.

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, rules the country as a totalitarian leader. Kim started to gain obedience by presenting public executions to his citizens, the fear left nothing but to accept Kim Jong Un during his first 5 years of power. He prevents people from leaving the country and does not allow contact from the outside. In 2016 Kim built a barbed wired fence along China's border to prevent citizens from crossing and escaping North Korea, he is also working on block China cell phone services near the border. Domestic media in North Korea are state-controlled and foreign media is also strictly controlled and cell phone calls are monitored by Korean officials as well. North Koreans face serious punishment if caught with some foreign

The government claims that citizens get the full amount of basic rights and claim that DPRK has the best rights in the world ( Federal Research Division, 172-175). Contrary to what they said, the DPRK is one of the most repressive governments on the face of the earth. Their constitution claims that they get freedom of religion, speech, press, and more ( 175-176). The North Korean government instead ignores every single word in their own constitution (United Nations Human Rights Council 3). The Supreme People’s Assembly meets only once a year ( Federal Research Division, 175-176). The current state of modern North Korea is based off the policy of aggression, fear, and governmental brainwashing. (Daily Mail Reporter). North Korean citizens can and will be placed in a labor camp if they do anything that goes against the regime (“North Korea”). Not only can North Korean citizens get placed in a labor camp for going against the regime, but foreigners can and will be placed in a labor camp for committing that crime, too (David Brunnstrom). In the North, the government boasts about many of their so-called achievements and superiority over the others. Their media constantly shows how plentiful and how powerful the country is (“Kim Jong Un's New Year Address”). Videos and images of industry, food, technology, and stocked stores picture the country as a perfect

When it comes to the free will of the people, he has made it clear that these rights are extremely limited in comparison to the free will individuals in a different society would have, such as a democratic society. While there are many differences between the types of rights that exist and the rights that do not in the comparison of a democratic society and the totalitarian brutality in North Korea, there is one in particular that stands out. That right is the right for the freedom of assembly and peaceful protests, both a staple in the US constitution and the UDHR, representing one the pillars of democracy and civil rights. Being that this represents such a core component of civil liberties, North Korea has gone above and beyond to ensure that they will smother any chances of a political dissension. They accomplish this by punishing any rebellious nature to an unimaginably cruel and inhumane degree. Satellite evidence in combination with witness testimonials confirm the presence of massive human rights violations in the North Korean prison system (Haggard 662).

The citizens of North Korea don’t have any rights or freedom. They can not elect a new person into power. They are stuck with the dictator that the currently have, Kim Jong-un. This monster will continue to murder staff and suppress his citizens until the day he dies. None of the North Korean citizens will never know what freedom is. In the United States we are born with rights and freedoms that many wish they had. These rights and freedom are always in jeopardy by people that want to take them away. Recently gay and lesbian groups are fighting for their rights as U.S. citizens. There rights are not just given to them, as it should be. They have to organize movements, demonstrations, and protest in order to get their voice heard. Martin Luther King Jr., Machiavelli, and Plato all believed this. They all believed in there civil rights and knew they were protected by the constitution. With out these men and there faith in the constitution many of our rights and freedoms wouldn’t exist.

From the mass genocide of over ten million humans, to the indoctrination of an entire country’s citizens, the existence of monsters in our modern world has existed ever since the first human walked on the earth. Many novels that are fiction illustrate monsters in their context, but the entire ideology of a monster is a reality that is seen in the modern era we live in today. There have been several examples of political figures and individuals have committed actions that characterize them as a monster. These individuals have no remorse for the human lives they ruin. Some novels illustrate monsters in a pleasant way while others represent them in a very gruesome and hideous way. The reality of this characteristic in the real world is that we

In February 2014, a report was released by the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The report detailed a number of human rights abuses that the country has allegedly committed. Because of the report a United Nations committee has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Court (ICC) for committing crimes against humanity. Using the report that the Commission issued as a guideline, I will examine whether or not it is plausible to state that the United States of America should be indicted for crimes against humanity as compared to the DPRK. Representatives of North Korea have stated that the United States needs to accept the accusations of the broad international community. It seems that North Korea thinks that the United States has committed crimes against humanity. Whether or not there is validity in that statement, it is worth investigating and comparing.

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has decided to make Christians celebrate his grandmother Kim Jong-suk’s birthday on Dec. 25 instead of Christmas.

North Korea appears on the international stage as a country existing beyond the world we all know. It isolates its citizens from the rest of international community and does not obey any rules determined by international law, but requires respect and recognition. Moreover, North Korea is one of the countries that remains aggressive towards its neighbors and applies various terrorist techniques, i.e. illegal contraband, political terror and mass abductions of other countries’ citizens in its foreign policy. The reasons for which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) behaves so unpredictably and irrationally are diversified. First of all, the DPRK as a country is managed very irrationally – regimes of Kim Il-sung and