Report: North Korean Executions Rose During Covid
A new report indicates a dramatic increase in the number of executions carried out in North Korea during the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings highlight a concerning trend in the country's human rights situation.
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Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report
Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global scrutiny disappeared, NGO claims North Korea dramatically increased its use of the death penalty after closing its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic, using its isolation to escalate killings when international scrutiny disappeared, according to a report mapping 13 years of executions under the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The number of documented cases of executions and death sentences increased by 117% in t...
By Raphael Rashid in Seoul and Justin McCurry in Tokyo
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