New Report Details Gruesome Crimes Against Humanity at North Korean Prisons



Time: 'Worse Than Nazi Camps.' New Report Details Gruesome Crimes Against Humanity at North Korean Prisons

Political prisoners in North Korea’s gulag-like penal system have been systematically tortured, raped, and executed for transgressions as minor as digging for edible plants, according to a landmark report.

The International Bar Association (IBA) War Crimes Committee on Tuesday released the findings of an investigation into clandestine North Korean political prisons known as kwanliso. Their report determines that through these facilities, North Korea’s “Supreme Leader” Kim Jong-un has presided over 10 of the 11 crimes against humanity enumerated in the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Among them: murder, extermination, enslavement, torture, and sexual violence.

Read more ....

WNU Editor: The International Bar Association (IBA) War Crimes Committee's report on North

Subscribe to receive free email updates:

Related Posts :