North Korea issues human rights report: ‘popular masses enjoy genuine human rights’

[pampango]

North Korea has published a 50,000-word report hitting back at international criticism of restrictions on freedoms in the country and insisting that that its citizens “enjoy genuine human rights”.

In contrast to a United Nations publication issued earlier this year detailing grave atrocities in the country, Pyongyang painted a positive picture of its rights situation, saying the “popular masses” are free from slavery, torture and have the right to enjoy a free trial. A spokesperson said human rights was of utmost importance to the government, enshrined in the country’s foundations.

Pyongyang had previously said it would prove that the future is “bright and rosy” for citizens living in one of the world’s most closed societies, consistently listed among the worst human rights offenders. The report accuses the UN of acting as a US puppet, and pursuing an agenda designed to interfere with its internal affairs.

Pyongyang insists it has made efforts towards international cooperation but that state sovereignty is one of the core principles of its approach to human rights and must be upheld.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/15/north-korea-human-rights-claims

"State sovereignty" is a "core principal" in achieving human rights? No, Mr. Kim. Human rights supersede state sovereignty. Just read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It says nothing about national sovereignty.

We don't come into this world with the goal to make the government of the land we happen to be born on more "sovereign". The government is there for us. Not the other way around.

[MADem]

1. Left is right, up is down....

And everyone had better be sporting that Little Kim fade-on-the-neck-fat hair-do....or ELSE!!!!!!!!!!

[gordianot]

2. Never mind the "unpopular masses" who may object to starvation if only in their thoughts.