Today in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, many citizens face a difficult challenge of staying alive due to their living conditions. They are constantly in a fight against starvation and some are unable to continue. The Korean government, however, neglects its duties by making nuclear weapons instead of feeding its people. The country is currently in a downward spiral, with a collapsed economy and economic isolation from the rest of the world but just manages to stay afloat. The citizens, however, have no say in any matters due to a limited freedom of speech. If they attempt to speak out, they will be imprisoned just for expressing themselves on how poor their lives are. The people of North Korea are struggling to live
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Since the government is diverting all their resources to obtaining the weapons, they leave none to feeding their people so therefore, the citizens of North Korea have nothing to eat and they starve. Furthermore, other countries such as China and South Korea have not pushed North Korea enough to abandon the nuclear program because they believe North Korea will not obtain any weapons any time soon and if they did, they would not be attacked (Lefkowitz). Countries other than America are more relaxed towards North Korea with nuclear power so, then North Korea is not feeling pressured to drop their nuclear program. As a result, the longer North Korea tries to obtain weapons, the longer their people suffer. In addition, during a Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, North Korea did not accept any of the 167 recommendations that were suggested (Wolman). North Korea is too stubborn to make any reforms that as a consequence, their people suffer because none or very little resources goes into taking care of the them. Currently, many things are happening to solve the crime at hand, such as six-party talks and the UN Human Rights Council. During the six-party talks, attention towards North Korean human rights violations is being brought to light. An example is Japan, they are spreading awareness for North Korean human rights because they are trying to resolve the situation where Japanese citizens are being abducted (Lefkowitz). Not only does the North Korean government take away Korean rights, but also Japanese rights. The government takes not only from themselves but also other countries. Moreover, on March 12, 2013 the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on North Korean human rights to make it the center of the world public concern (Hyuk). This means North Korea’s actions with their citizens are no longer in shadows so everyone
Since the government is diverting all their resources to obtaining the weapons, they leave none to feeding their people so therefore, the citizens of North Korea have nothing to eat and they starve. Furthermore, other countries such as China and South Korea have not pushed North Korea enough to abandon the nuclear program because they believe North Korea will not obtain any weapons any time soon and if they did, they would not be attacked (Lefkowitz). Countries other than America are more relaxed towards North Korea with nuclear power so, then North Korea is not feeling pressured to drop their nuclear program. As a result, the longer North Korea tries to obtain weapons, the longer their people suffer. In addition, during a Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, North Korea did not accept any of the 167 recommendations that were suggested (Wolman). North Korea is too stubborn to make any reforms that as a consequence, their people suffer because none or very little resources goes into taking care of the them. Currently, many things are happening to solve the crime at hand, such as six-party talks and the UN Human Rights Council. During the six-party talks, attention towards North Korean human rights violations is being brought to light. An example is Japan, they are spreading awareness for North Korean human rights because they are trying to resolve the situation where Japanese citizens are being abducted (Lefkowitz). Not only does the North Korean government take away Korean rights, but also Japanese rights. The government takes not only from themselves but also other countries. Moreover, on March 12, 2013 the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on North Korean human rights to make it the center of the world public concern (Hyuk). This means North Korea’s actions with their citizens are no longer in shadows so everyone