

North Korea
North Korea is a one-party state led by a dynastic totalitarian dictatorship. Surveillance is pervasive, arbitrary arrests and detention are common, and punishments for political offenses are severe. The state maintains a system of camps for political prisoners where torture, forced labor, starvation, and other atrocities take place. While some social and economic changes have been observed in recent years, including a growth in small-scale private business activity, human rights violations are still widespread, grave, and systematic.

Freedom in the World — North Korea Country Report
North Korea is rated Not Free in Freedom in the World 2022, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide.
News & Perspectives on North Korea
Letter to U.N. Security Council Members: Hold Formal Session on North Korea
Testimony and remarks
October 29, 2015
Freedom of the Press 2015: Harsh Laws and Violence Drive Global Decline
Press release
April 28, 2015