Regarding the human rights situation in North Korea, the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch has released a new report that claims that the human rights situation has worsened due to the tightening of border controls that the North Korean authorities began in 2020 as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus. We have compiled a report.
Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organization, compiled a report on the impact of the North Korean authorities' tightened border controls starting in 2020 as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, and released it on the 7th.
The report analyzed satellite images of six areas on North Korea's northern border with China and found that at least 500 kilometers of new fences had been erected between 2020 and last year.
A total of 6,820 border control observation posts and other facilities were confirmed near the newly erected fences, an increase of 20 times compared to 2019.
On average, fences are placed at one location every 110 meters, and according to interviews with North Korean defectors and others, soldiers guarding the border are instructed to open fire as soon as they see anyone approaching the border. It means that you are receiving.
The report states, ``Some of these excessive and unnecessary measures continue today, and the people of North Korea are unable to obtain the food and other supplies they need to survive.'' is getting even worse."
``The North Korean regime has prioritized nuclear and missile development over social services for its people,'' he said, adding, ``All countries must continue to urge Kim Jong Un to end his systematic human rights violations.'' We should put pressure on them to do so."