North Korea releases list of U.S. ‘human rights abuses’: ‘The U.S. is a living hell’

Washington Post ^ | 5/1/2014 | Washington Post

[Dallas59]

In February, the United Nations released a remarkably comprehensive report on North Korea's human rights abuses. The report interviewed 320 people, including a number of survivors from the notorious secret political system, and concluded that the country was committing human rights violations “without any parallel in the contemporary world.” So how did North Korea respond? With indignant anger. For weeks now, North Korean state media have been offering various retorts to the United Nations. In April, a North Korean spokesman argued that the United States and its allies were running a "human rights racket." Then, a few weeks later, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a commentary questioning how a gay man could lead an investigation into human rights.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Agreed.

Now all USA liberals . . .do yourself a favor and move to North Korea

[Gay State Conservative]

The Compost publishes this because they agree.

[Dallas59]

Actual KCNA News Article

News Analysis on Poor Human Rights Records in US Pyongyang, April 30 (KCNA) -- Shortly ago, the United States had a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the institution of citizenship act in the presence of President Obama.

As the world's worst human rights abuser, it pretended to be a "model" in human rights performance. More ridiculous are Obama's remarks at the ceremony that as the president, he came to realize that it is hard to make progress in the American society and there are some discouraging points. In fact, the remarks are little different from his admission of the serious human rights situation in the U.S. Under the citizenship act, racialism is getting more severe in the U.S. The gaps between the minorities and the whites are very wide in the exercise of such rights to work and elect. The U.S. true colors as a kingdom of racial discrimination was fully revealed by last year's case that the Florida Court gave a verdict of not guilty to a white policeman who shot to death an innocent black boy. That's why 52 percent of the Americans have said that racism still exists in the country while 46 percent contended that all sorts of discrimination would be everlasting. The U.S. is a living hell as elementary rights to existence are ruthlessly violated.

At present, an average of 300,000 people a week are registered as unemployed, but any proper measure has not been taken.

The housing price soared 11.5 percent last year than 2012 and 13.2 percent in January this year than 2013, leaving many people homeless.

The number of impoverished people increased to 46.5 millions last year, and one sixth of the citizens and 20-odd percent of the children are in the grip of famine in New York City. All sorts of crimes rampant in the U.S. pose a serious threat to the people's rights to existence and their inviolable rights.

The U.S. government has monitored every movement of its citizens and foreigners, with many cameras and tapping devices and even drones involved, under the pretext of "national security".

Meanwhile, bills on easing arms control were adopted in various states of the country, boosting murderous crimes. As a result, the U.S. has witnessed an increasing number of gun-related crimes in all parts of the country and even its military bases this year. In this regard, the United Nations on April 10 put the U.S. on the top of the world list of homicide rates.

The U.S. also has 2.2 millions of prisoners at present, the highest number in the world. For lack of prisons on the part of the government, individuals are providing detention facilities to make money.

A Russian TV said that in the U.S. the wealthy classes are now keen on the investment in providing private prisons for their high profit and so more people will be imprisoned. Such poor human right records in the U.S. are an inevitable product of the ruling quarters' policy against humanity. Its chief executive, Obama, indulges himself in luxury almost every day, squandering hundred millions of dollars on his foreign trip in disregard of his people's wretched life. It is also the president who called for respect to the verdict of not guilty given to a white policeman's racialism and backed the unlawful monitoring and tapping activities. The U.S. is the world's worst human right abuser and tundra of a human being's rights to existence.

[Vendome]

Must be why so many people desperately yearn to make a better life for themselves and their family in North Korea.

FU Hahns Bwix!

[SandRat]

and the rest of us and "DON'T COME BACK!!!">

[Socon-Econ]

I guess that’s why America has a hard time restraining immigration while N. Korea tortures their people for trying to escape.

[Dallas59]

[L,TOWM]

There are actually some true statements in that Nork article. Somewhat surprising.

[freecommie]

That’s Whatboutism, old method from the Soviet. Google for that!
More than 10 years ago, whataboutism was still very popular in Vietnam. That was before the Internet.
More than 5 years ago, it was still somewhat popular. But it has been more subtle lately.

From Vietnam with Love
Free Commie