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Human rights in North Korea are severely limited. Despite numerous rights being enshrined in the country's constitution, in practice there is no right to free speech, and the only radio, television, music and news providers that are deemed legal are those operated by the government.〔(North Korea: Human Rights Concerns ), ''Amnesty International'', November 28, 2006.〕 Based on defectors' testimonies, an estimated 150,000–200,000 prisoners are incarcerated in various prison camps, including camps that are dedicated to political crimes, and are subject to forced labour, physical abuse and execution. The North Korean government makes it very difficult for foreigners to enter the country for purposes other than tourism and it strictly monitors their activities when they do. Aid workers are subject to considerable scrutiny and are excluded from places and regions the government does not wish them to enter. Since citizens cannot freely leave the country, it is mainly from stories of refugees and defectors that the nation's human rights record has been constructed. The government's position, expressed through the Korean Central News Agency, is that international criticism of its human rights record is a pretext for overthrowing its ''Juche''-based socialist system, while the abuses of its critics go unpunished.〔(KCNA Assails Role Played by Japan for UN Passage of "Human Rights" Resolution against DPRK ), KCNA, December 22, 2005.〕〔(KCNA Refutes U.S. Anti-DPRK Human Rights Campaign ), ''KCNA'', November 8, 2005.〕 North Korea's human rights record is among the worst in the world and has been globally condemned — especially by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the European Union and the United Nations. The country has spent decades near or at the top of virtually all measures of state repression. Indeed, most international human rights organizations consider North Korea to have no contemporary parallel〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= Amnesty International UK )〕 with respect to violations of liberty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= Human Rights Watch )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= Christian Solidarity Worldwide )〕 The General Assembly of the United Nations has since 2003 annually adopted a resolution condemning the country's human rights record. The latest resolution of December 19, 2011, passed by a vote of 123–16 with 51 abstentions, urged the government in Pyongyang to end its "systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights", which included public executions and arbitrary detentions. North Korea rejected the resolution, saying it was politically motivated and based upon untrue fabrications.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/site/c.glKWLeMTIsG/b.7966259/k.D9BB/February_2012brDPRK_North_Korea.htm )〕 In February 2014, a UN special commission published a detailed, 400-page account based on first-hand testimonies documenting "unspeakable atrocities" committed in the country.〔 ==Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea== On May 6, 2013 the United Nations Human Rights Council announced the appointment of Michael Kirby of Australia, Sonja Biserko of Serbia, and Marzuki Darusman of Indonesia as members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. ...the commission of inquiry will investigate the systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...including the violation of the right to food, the violations associated with prison camps, torture and inhuman treatment, arbitrary detention, discrimination, violations of freedom of expression, violations of the right to life, violations of freedom of movement, and enforced disappearances, including in the form of abductions of nationals of other States, with a view to ensuring full accountability, in particular where these violations may amount to crimes against humanity On 20 August 2013 the commission began 5 days of public hearings at Yonsei University in Seoul hearing testimony from defectors, and on 29 August 2013 in Japan from relatives of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.〔("UN Panel Hears from Relatives of Japanese Abducted by N. Korea" ), ''Voice of America News'', 29 August 2013.〕〔("UN human rights probe on DPR Korea set to begin hearings in Japan" ), UN News Centre, 23 August 2013.〕 North Korea describes the inquiry as "a political plot" and has not given investigators access to the country. The UN panel interviewed witnesses in South Korea, Japan and the UK, and conducted hearings in the U.S. on 30 and 31 October 2013. The commission said it has consistently asked North Korean representatives to take part in the public hearings and question witnesses. On 17 February 2014 the panel published their findings in a 400-page report. The commission accused the North Korean government of being involved in systemic, widespread and gross human rights violations. The panel chairman Michael Kirby described some acts by stating that they resembled those committed by the Nazis. "In many instances, the violations of human rights found by the commission constitute crimes against humanity. These are not mere excesses of the State; they are essential components of a political system that has moved far from the ideals on which it claims to be founded," the panel's report said. "The gravity, scale and nature of these violations revealed a State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world." Roberta Cohen, joint chair of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said it was now up to the world community to take action to protect those persecuted and bring the perpetrators to justice. The DPRK rejected the findings. In a statement it said the commission was "a product of politicization of human rights on the part of the EU and Japan, in alliance with the US hostile policy." 〔("UN panel on North Korea details horrific torture, appeals to world to act" ), ''Asia Bulletin'', 17 February 2014.〕 On November 18, 2014 the UN voted in favor of a draft resolution to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.〔http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30107489〕〔http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/18/world/asia/un-north-korea-vote/index.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Human rights in North Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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