Human rights situation in North Korea has "degraded" in 10 yrs: U.N. agency

The situation surrounding human rights in North Korea has not only "not improved" since a decade ago, but has "degraded" in many cases, with political prisoners detained in camps and the death penalty carried out for a range of offenses, the U.N. human rights agency said in a report Friday.Noting that foreigners abducted by North Korea, including Japanese nationals, remain unaccounted for, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights also urged the country to immediately provide information on such people.The report, which covers from January 2014 to March 2025, was compiled af…READ FULL ARTICLE