Essay On North Korea

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The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an 166 article document that sets the framework for the government of North Korea and its requirements and restrictions as a single-party socialist state. The document explains in excruciating detail North Korea’s “military-first” policy, its socialist idealisms, as well as eloquently describes Juche, the country’s national philosophy, which puts the people of Korea as masters of their country’s development. As per Kim Jong-un himself on December 27, 2013, “Based on our constitution, the Korean people are confidently advancing along the road of socialism, thus the road of independence”. For a country with such a strong military, unlimited access to nuclear weaponry, a recovering workforce, and a leader who holds such strong loyalty to its country’s constitution, it’s surprising to know that the average North Korean doesn’t even know that their country has a constitution to begin with. Kim Jong-Un keeps his country under wraps by keeping his people ignorant to their supposed inalienable rights and blatantly violating them. From violations of freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, sexual freedoms, and unethical prison treatment, the Kim Jong-Un regime continue to commit pervasive human rights violations and continue to do so even as of today.
Any outsider to the country would be astounded at the overwhelming love North Korea possesses for its government. The constant broadcasting of the country’s devotion by way of television, newspaper, radio, and other propaganda, make the faces of their current leader, Kim Jong-un, and eternal leader, Kim Il-sung, hard to forget. While Article 67 of the DPRK Socialist Constitution states, “Citizens are gu...

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North Korea, among many other bynames, has been nicknamed The Hermit Kingdom by many other countries, and for good reason-- this hidden kingdom have managed to stay secluded from the rest of the world since the year of 1948. By way of secrecy, the North Korean government, and more specifically Kim Jong-un and his predecessors, has managed to commit countless human rights violations against their people by crossing their country’s very own constitution. Violations of freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, sexual freedoms, and unethical prison treatment have evolved into ordinary affairs in our Hermit Kingdom.

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