A U.S. State Department spokesman has accused North Korea of taking harsh measures, including shootings, in the border area with China in the name of measures against the new coronavirus, and will be accountable to North Korea for its human rights situation. I showed the idea I wanted.
A spokesman for the US State Department, Price, issued a statement on the 28th in South Korea during the North Korean Freedom Week, when North Korean defectors and civil society groups deal with human rights issues in North Korea.
In it, spokesman Price pointed out that more than 100,000 people were held as political prisoners in North Korea and "have been tortured beyond description."
He added, "I am amazed at the fact that more and more strict measures are being taken, such as issuing a shooting order near the border with China in the name of measures against the new coronavirus in order to strengthen the control of the people."
In connection with this, U.S. military commander Abrams stationed in South Korea gave a lecture last September when North Korean authorities deployed special forces along the China-North Korea border to shoot smugglers. He pointed out that he ordered him to do so.
"The United States continues to raise awareness of North Korea's serious human rights situation, investigate torture and human rights abuses, and work with the United Nations and allies to call on the Kim Jong Un regime to be accountable." It is said.
The Biden administration has emphasized its policy of putting the response to human rights issues at the center of diplomacy, and intends to pursue North Korea's human rights issues in collaboration with allies such as Japan.