North Korea has been in the news again sporadically in recent months for a variety of reasons — speculation over Kim Jong Un’s health and weight loss, reports of starvation, COVID-19 and, most recently, a warning from the regime against South Korean cultural influences.
But earlier this week, a new report was published that reminds us of the most serious issue of all besides the regime’s nuclear program: its atrocious human rights record.
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