Details on human rights violations in North Korea _drawing attention to widespread rights abuses by the Kim Jong-un-ruled country, including public executions and torture_, were made public in a report issued by the Ministry of Unification of South Korea.

The 450-page report, which will be officially released on Friday, was drawn up on the basis of some 1,600 cases of human rights violations witnessed 508 North Korean defectors between 2017 and 2022.

That’s detailed the North Korean regime has executed people on a large scaleand has even applied the death penalty for activities such as viewing and distributing videos produced in South Korea, as well as those related to religion and superstitions.

In 2020, North Korea passed a law providing for sentences of up to 10 years hard labor for people who bring and distribute culture and information from abroad in an effort to tighten state control over the ideology of the population. The punishment is known to be more severe for those who watch and broadcast South Korean soap operas, movies and music.

In addition, public and summary executions have regularly taken place in the North. and executions of children under 18 and pregnant women have also been reported.

According to the report, a pregnant woman was publicly executed for the 2017 proliferation of images of her dancing while pointing her finger at the portrait of the country’s late founder, Kim Il-sung. In 2015, six teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17 were executed by firing squad in Wonsan for watching South Korean videos and using opium.

He also listed other forms of human rights violations, such as torture, sexual violence and other inhumane treatment. North Korea has even conducted medical experiments on the bodies of people with intellectual disabilities without their consent.

The north is said to have maintained a total of 11 political prison camps across the country so far, five of which are currently operational, the report said.

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According to Yonhap Press Office, It is the first time that the South Korean government has published its annual report on the appalling human rights situation in the North.since he began drafting it in 2018, under North Korean human rights law, passed in 2016.

The ministry, which is responsible for inter-Korean affairs, said the release of the report reflected the South Korean government’s commitment to improving the North Korean human rights record in a practical way.

According to the report, the right to life of the North Korean people appears to be “seriously” threatenedbecause of the “arbitrary” use of power by the North Korean authorities to violate human rights.

South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Young-se said the government will not give up its efforts to improve the human rights situation in North Korea. through cooperation with the international community, until the North Koreans have a human life.