The Norks Promoting Human Rights
North Korea continues to try and turn over a new leaf by saying they are going to change legal codes to promote human rights in the country. Yes, you read that one right, promote human rights.
North Korea has made it mandatory to issue arrest warrants in criminal proceedings to enhance human rights conditions, according to Pyongyang’s code of laws newly issued in August 2004.
The North’s efforts to adopt international legal standards is worthy of note, North Korea experts in Seoul, who analyzed the set of 112 laws, said Sunday.
It is the first time for Pyongyang to release all of its code of laws at a time, giving North Korea watchers precious chances to have a close look at the reclusive society.
“North Korea is trying to deliver a message to the world that it also is trying to adjust itself to international standards,” Paik Hak-soon, director of North Korean studies at the Sejong Institute in Seoul, told The Korea Times. “We are not in a war time, so they are trying to abide by the rule and process in punishing criminals.”
So you get a warrant before you get sent to the gulag. Big Deal. If North Korea wants to adjust itself to international standards, how about it start by feeding its people.
