Rights group finds North Korea uses prisoners to boost exports and fund weapons program
JURIST
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
A South Korean human rights group released a report on Thursday stating that North Korea is using forced labor from its prison camps to mine coal and other minerals to boost exports and earn foreign currency. The group alleged that North Korea is using the money generated from the scheme to support its nuclear weapons programs. The report, published by the Seoul-based Citizens’ Alliance for North Korea Human Rights (NKHR), analyzed “a large financial pyramid fraud” relying on &
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