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North Korea Condemned For Treating Prisoners As Worthless Beasts

North Korea Condemned For Treating Prisoners As Worthless Beasts

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By Our Reporter A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has pinned the North Korean government on treating detainees as worth less than animals. The HRW report documents torture, lack of due process and rampant corruption in North Korea’s pretrial detention system to the detriment of detainees. Torture, humiliation, coerced confessions and hunger appear to be “fundamental characteristics” of the North Korean pre-trial detention system, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, citing testimonies from former officials and detainees held in the country since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011. HRW’s 88-page report adds to the documentation of widespread rights abuses in North Korea’s opaque criminal justice system by United Nations investigators, who in 2014 said the country’s supr...
Trump, Kim Jong Un congratulate Museveni as Uganda turns 58

Trump, Kim Jong Un congratulate Museveni as Uganda turns 58

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a congratulatory message to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni as the East African country marks 58 years of independence, according to the state news agency, KCNA. “On behalf of the government and people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I extend my warm congratulations to you and to the government and people of your country on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of independence of Uganda,” Kim said in a congratulatory message quoted by the KCNA. “Our people sincerely hope that under your leadership, the friendly people of Uganda will achieve great successes in their efforts for consolidating the national unity and attaining the socio-economic development of the country,” he added. He further said “I take this opportu...
North Korean Dictator  Kim Jong Un Battles For Life After Heart Surgery

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un Battles For Life After Heart Surgery

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By Elite Reporter North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is reportedly gravely ill in hospital after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed condition, although sources in Pyongyang point  to heart surgery. Media reports indicate that the 36-year-old President’s  health condition is being monitored by US intelligence officials, who were reportedly told that Kim was ‘in grave danger’ after the cardiovascular operation. Kim was absent from North Korea’s most important annual holiday on April 15, raising speculation about his well-being. South Korean news website the Daily NK, claimed earlier on Monday night that Kim was ‘mostly-recovered’ from the procedure. The website obtained the story from a single anonymous informant based in North Korea, and has been unable to obtain...