CONTENTS
Preface...16
Chapter I
Purpose for Publication and Research Methodology
1- Purpose for Publication...24
2- Research Methodology...26
Chapter II
International Human Rights Standards and Human Rights in North korea
1- International Human Rights Law...34
2- North Korea and international Human Rights Law...37
3- International Pesponses to the Human Rights Situation in North Korea...42
Chapter III
The Reality of Civil and Political Rights
1- Right to Life...48
2- Right to Liberty and Security of Person, and Right to Humane Treatment in Detention...71
3- Right to a Fair Trial...133
4- Right to Equality...162
5- Freedom of Residence, Movement and Travel...200
6- Freedom of Religion and Conscience...216
7- Freedom of the Press and Publication, and Freedom of Assembly and Association...240
8- Right to Political Participation...256
Chapter IV
The Reality of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1- Right to Food...268
2- Right to Health...298
3- Right to Work...322
4- Right to Education...336
Chapter V
The Reality of Human Rights of Vulnerable Groups
1- Woman...352
2- Children...382
3- Persons with Disabilities...399
Chapter VI
North Korean Defectors and Other Humanitarian Issues
1- North Korean Defectors...428
2- Separated Families...476
3- Abductees...489
4- Korean War POWs...513