US Sanctions North Korea for Human Rights Violations

Daily Signal ^ | 7/6/2016 | Bruce Klingner

[milton23]

On July 6, the Obama administration imposed sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other senior North Korean individuals and organizations for human rights violations.

This is the first time that the U.S. has designated North Korean entities for human rights abuses. The administration should be commended for finally acting upon the February 2014 U.N. Commission of Inquiry report which concluded that North Korea’s human rights violations were so widespread and systemic as to constitute “crimes against humanity.”

That said, the Obama administration’s action, like its designation last month of North Korea as a primary money-laundering concern, was likely triggered by requirements in the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enforcement Act (NKSPEA) approved by Congress in February.

[Monterrosa-24]

Joughin’s story is almost beyond belief. To be in 31 degree water for more than 20 minutes...but two hours?!?!? It must be due to his keeping his head relatively dry and using some flotsam to lift more of his body out of the water. The alcohol must have been a factor too.