Human Rights Issues in North Korea North Korea, as we know, is a communist country ruled by Kim Jong-Un. North Korea is under the state's radar due to nuclear threats to its human rights. They piqued the interest of the United States once again when the previous leader died and the task was passed to the youngest son and now we are trying to dig deeper into the secrets that North Korea has hidden with the barred wire to prevent others from coming. in. With the help of South Korea, we can explore the different levels of torture, inhumane activities and the new leadership of Kim Jong-Un. In the article "The right to survival in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" he talks about the previous leader, Kim Jong Il, and his people trying to help their country die and threats of non-alliance. On page 90 Song writes about the main feature of their human rights, which is that citizens' duty and loyalty to the leader will be rewarded with protection and fundamental rights. Starting with 'virtuous politics', which is a list of things you would do for birthdays and when you give birth to a certain number of children or do something that impresses the leader. Kim Il Jong failed to keep his promise with the guarantee of food, but something new was born from this: a “first and foremost military policy” (Song page 93). The North Koreans were not happy with the fact that the leader could not keep his promise and something completely different came out and the metaphor of the family being part of "virtuous politics" no longer convinced them and they began to lose faith in their own leader who they once looked up to. Military practice began with "do or die" propaganda to safeguard the leader (Son......middle of paper......Academic research completed. Web. November 19, 2013.Jaeho , Hwang and Jasper Kim. "Defining the Limits of North Korea's Human Rights Law: A Legal and Security Perspective: An Academic Research Completed 4.23. 2013. Roehrig, Terence, and Lara A. Wessel. "Congressional and U.S. Relations North Korea: The Role of the Entrepreneur" An American Review 38.2 (2011): 89-108 Academic Web completed 2013. Wolman, Andrew. "South Korea's Response to Human Rights Abuses in North Korea: An Analysis of Asia Pacific Policy Options 110 (2013): 1-8 Web. Jiyoung. “The Right to Survive in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". 2013.