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April 25, 2012

North Korean Prison Camps Shame the Entire World

The Economist, The Economist

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In labor camps across its remote northern reaches, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea detains an estimated 150,000-200,000 political prisoners. The regime claims to hold precisely none. Or rather, in the formulation of the late Kim Jong Il, punishing the enemies of the state protects the North Korean people's human rights.

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