North Korea’s Lawfare Strategy

North Korea’s Lawfare Strategy[1]By Robert CollinsEdited by Greg ScarlatoiuOctober 30, 2024 The weakening of totalitarian regimes results in the worsening of human rights denial. North Korea is no exception. The Kim regime's latest indicator of this weakness is its recent "lawfare" strategy of extreme punishment for cultural violations, as demonstrated by 2021-2023 legislation designed to stop the infiltration of South Korean culture into the North.South Korean culture continues to permeate into North Korean society slowly but surely, particularly...

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Testimony before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)

Testimony before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)September 26, 202410:30 am – 12:00 pmVia ZoomGreg ScarlatoiuExecutive DirectorCommittee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)Abstract: This testimony will address religious oppression in North Korea, which USCIRF classifies as a “country of particular concern” (CPC). North Korea has persecuted Christianity and other religions with extreme prejudice, although the capital city of Pyongyang was once known as the “Jerusalem of the East.” The witness will highlight the...

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A 10 Point Promise to the North Korean People

A 10 Point Promise to the North Korean People September 4, 2024North Korea’s well documented record of human rights abuses is probably the worst in modern history. The United Nations Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea[1] is arguably the gold standard among the many reports that have extensively documented the Kim Regime’s systematic abuse of its own people. There is general consensus among the North Korea-focused “Community of Interest” on the need to push more information to the...

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