White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 2024

PartⅠ
Purpose of Publication and Research Methodology
1 Purpose of Publication_36
2 Research Methodology_38
3 Perceptions of and Responses to Human Rights in North Korea_47

PartⅡ
The Reality of Civil and Political Rights
1 Right to Life_68
2 Right Not to Be Tortured Receive Inhuman Treatment_89
3 Right to Liberty and Security of Person_123
4 Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence_138
5 Right to a Fair Trial_158
6 Right to Privacy_192
7 Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion_207
8 Right to Freedom of Expression and Access to Information_225
9 Right to Freedom of Assembly and Association_263
10 Right to Political Participation_271

PartⅢ
The Reality of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1 Right to Food_284
2 Right to Health_308
3 Right to Work_357
4 Right to Education_384
5 Right to Social Security_413

PartⅣ
Vulnerable Groups
1 Women_434
2 Children_479
3 Persons with Disabilities_512

PartⅤ
Major Issues
1 Political Prison Camps (Kwanliso)_550
2 Overseas Defectors_568
3 Overseas Workers_598
4 Separated Families, Abductees, Detainees, and Korean War POWs_629
5 Disasters_678
6 Discrimination and Inequality_706