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US hearing on North Korea s human rights expected to anger Pyongyang
Posted : 2021-04-13 15:41
By Nam Hyun-woo
The Tom Lantos Congressional Human Rights Commission that advocates for freedom of expression will hold a hearing Thursday (U.S. time) on Seoul s ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border via balloons into North Korea. The hearing is anticipated to receive an angry response from the Kim Jong-un regime, especially as it will fall on the anniversary of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung s birth, a major holiday in the North.
According to the commission, it will hold a virtual hearing to discuss the role of South Korea s anti-leaflet law, which took effect March 30. Participants will include Gordon G. Chang, a lawyer and columnist, Lee In-ho, a former South Korean ambassador to Russia, and Suzanne Scholte, chair of the North Korea Freedom Coalition.
Coronavirus: How the pandemic is hitting North Korea hard
Pyongyang officially denies any confirmed infections in the isolation nation, but there is little doubt among experts that it has suffered at least some cases of the virus.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
North Korea was one of the first countries in the world to effectively seal its borders with the outside world in January 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world.
Now more than a year later, while the coronavirus situation in North Korea remains unclear, various reports indicate the North Korean people are suffering both from the economic impact of lockdown measures, and from the virus itself.
Gender issues in Seoul mayoral campaign
Nationwide shift in sentiment
The Seoul and Busan by-elections were held because of sexual harassment allegations against the previous mayors both from the Democratic Party. Former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon committed suicide, and Busan s mayor resigned as a result of the allegations. However, the outcome of the elections indicate a shift in public sentiment across the nation. This creates a springboard for the Conservative Party … This is the time to change the political regime, former conservative lawmaker Song Young-sun told DW.
And it will certainly impact the effectiveness of South Korea s current president, whose prioritizing of peacemaking with North Korea will be replaced with a greater emphasis on domestic issues.
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