Human rights in North Korea have seen "no improvement" under Kim Jong Un, the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Tuesday.
In the annual World Report 2014 the human rights NGO said that over the past year Kim Jong Un had consolidated his "rights-abusing rule," citing state crackdowns on attempted escape, worsening labor rights, and widespread corruption as indicators of worsening human rights in North Korea.
Human rights in North Korea have seen "no improvement" under Kim Jong Un, the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Tuesday.
In the annual World Report 2014 the human rights NGO said that over the past year Kim Jong Un had consolidated his "rights-abusing rule," citing state crackdowns on attempted escape, worsening labor rights, and widespread corruption as indicators of worsening human rights in North Korea.
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