I. Introduction to North Korea's Human Rights Violations Little is known about North Korea, except for news reports regarding international terrorism, nuclear weapons threats, and prison camps. From space, North Korea is as shrouded in darkness as the history surrounding this country. This is due to the country's strict policy of shutting down countries: not many foreigners have visited the country, and not many North Koreans have traveled to the outside world. While little can be done to help the North Korean people, the action taken by the United Nations is crucial. Recently, United Nations human rights investigators released a horrific report documenting massive human rights violations in North Korea. The United Nations believes that these crimes against humanity should be brought to the International Criminal Court. Members of the United Nations work to “promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion” (Youth for Human Rights). North Korea, unlike any other country in the world, cannot be fully denounced due to regulations on people entering its borders. The limited information known about North Korea comes from hidden sources and people. If caught, these people will be sent to horrible labor camps already filled with hundreds of thousands of North Koreans. The torture and what the people living there endure made me want to research North Korea. Has anyone infiltrated the country to help these problems? How does a country become like this? What is your culture like? ? What was in this report published by the United Nations? II. The research plan and the research. I began my research with North Korea's historical background... halfway through the paper... and their experiences. It is important for me to present not only experiences like that of journalist Laura Ling, but also what the United States is doing to reduce tensions. I think the basic information is important, but I probably won't need to go any further than I already have. I think it's important, though, to examine why exactly the United States is so hated by North Korea, other than the fact that we are a capitalist country. The main goal will be to present what it is like in a torture camp based on sketches of people who survived the horrible camp such as Kim Kwang-il. His account of what happened to him mirrors that of Holocaust survivors and is happening today. I've always wondered why more wasn't done to help people during the Holocaust or events like the Rwanda genocide and why we can't do more for North Korea.