North Korean “Democracy”       

               
  Talking about civil liberties and human rights violators it is necessary to mention  the “outstanding” player as DPRK(Democratic People’sRepublic of
Korea). Like millions of other people I cannot understand the role of the word “democratic” in its formal name. Does
North Korea have a democracy? Don’t worry that was a rhetorical question. Let’s have a general look at the socialist Democracy of DPRK.The North Korean government is organized as a dictatorship. There is only one political party in the state – the governing one (DFRF). Kim Jong-Il is the non-elected Head of State. The only action that the DPRK government fulfills is torturing people. International human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, accuse
North Korea of having one of the worst human rights records of any nation, with severe restrictions on political and economic freedoms. They also have reported torture, starvation, rape, murder, medical experimentation and forced labor. And what about existence of prison and detention camps with an estimated 200 000 inmates?      

                         Thousands of innocent people were tortured and murdered in camps, prisons, and on the streets of DEMOCRATIC People’s Republic of Korea, thousands died of famine(for example in 1990) and famine-related illnesses.Fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, association and movement, continued to be denied. Reports of public executions continued to be received, it’s a common sight in
North Korea. Executions usually were by firing squads or hanging.           

     Human rights monitors are usually banned from the country. Internet access is absent, radio, television and press are biased and focus on praise of Dear Leader (Kim Jong-il). The official propaganda is everywhere. Traveling outside of
North Korea is forbidden, and can carry a penalty of death. People of
North Korea have no rights, so, they don’t have a democracy. The best hope for North Korean human rights progress is internal - and this is not a futile hope. People are afraid of being killed or tortured. At least, they can breathe without fear of being punished.

Dimitrij Rostkovskiy