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In North Korea Kim Jong Un is the current leader of the government. The name of the govt is "Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The constitution was adopted in 1942. It was last amended during 2012. It establishes the state's status as socialist. It also gets defined a dictatorship over the people's democracy. The people do have all the normal rights everyone else does but they are superseded. This is mainly for safeguarding the unity of the people. On a scale of 0-100 the economic freedom in North Korea is 5.9.

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Key Figures

Chief of State:

President Kim Yong Nam

Head of Government:

State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un

Overview

Government Name:

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Constitution:

Adopted: 1942; Last amended in 2012. Establishes status as a socialist state and defined as a dictatorship of people's democracy. People have civil and political rights but they are superseded by safeguarding the political and ideological unity of the people.

Government Type:

Communist State under Totalitarian Dictatorship.

Coat of Arms of Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Index of Economic Freedom

Grades each country on a scale of 0 to 100, based on ten freedoms, with 100 representing the greatest amount of economic autonomy from government intervention. Source: Heritage Foundation (2019)

Country Risk Rating

There is no Country Risk Rating for North Korea

Government Branches

Executive

The Cabinet is the administrative and executive body of the highest organ of state power and a general state management organ.

No credible election process.

Until dismissal by the Chief of State.

Judicial

The judiciary does not practice judicial review. The security forces so often interfere with the actions of the judiciary that the conclusion of most cases is foregone. Experts outside North Korea and numerous defectors confirm this to be a widespread problem.

Elections in North Korea are non-competitive and have only single candidate races.

Legislative

The Supreme People's Assembly always passes all proposals by the government into law during its sessions with almost no debate or modification.

Elections in North Korea are non-competitive and have only single candidate races.

Regional Trade Blocs

No Regional Trade Blocs

International Organization Participation

Environmental Agreements

Tax Authority:

Information not available

Tax Name:

Information not available

Sources:

1. ElectionGuide http://www.electionguide.org/

2. EY, http://www.ey.com

3. CIA World Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

4. U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

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Chief of State: President Kim Yong Nam Head of Government: State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un Government Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Constitution: Adopted: 1942; Last amended in 2012. Establishes status as a socialist state and defined as a dictatorship of people's democracy.

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Human Rights Watch describes North Korea as "one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world." North Korea curtains all of the basic human rights. "It prohibits any organized political opposition."  "Arbitrary arrest, torture in custody, forced labor, and public executions maintain an environment of fear and control." There is evidence that North Korea has committed crimes against humanity. Prisoners where killed because they had religious affiliations. Responsibility for the abuses existence was placed squarely with the state. Reveals the state doesn't have any parallel in the contemporary world.

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As President Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore this week, some critics hope he will bring up human rights - and fear the president might not require reforms as a part of any denuclearization agreement.

So far, the White House hasn't said in press briefings how highly the administration will prioritize such changes, or if it will at all. After meeting with top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol at the White House, Mr. Trump said the issue of human rights did not come up - and only said it "could" or "probably" would come up during his summit with Kim.

Then, on Saturday, asked by a reporter about whether he will raise the issue of North Korea's gulags - prison camps - Mr. Trump said all issues would come up at the summit.

So, what are the human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by the North Korean regime, which Kim has led since 2011?

Human Rights Watch describes North Korea as "one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world." It points out that the regime "curtails all basic human rights, including freedom of expression, assembly, and association, and freedom to practice religion. It prohibits any organized political opposition, independent media, free trade unions, and independent civil society organizations. Arbitrary arrest, torture in custody, forced labor, and public executions maintain an environment of fear and control."

A 2017 report by the International Bar Association estimates that the North is holding between 80,000-130,000 political prisoners, and these prisoners are being subjected to intense persecution. IBA's report cites gruesome evidence of crimes against humanity committed in North Korea's political prisons. According to the report, these include "systematic murder (including infanticide), torture, persecution of Christians, rape, forced abortions, starvation and overwork leading to countless deaths."

The IBA report describes specific incidents of prisoners tortured and killed for their religious affiliation. Officials, the report said, were told "to wipe out the seed of [Christian] reactionaries."

One prisoner's newborn baby, was killed and fed to guard dogs, the report says. There are horrific accounts of forced abortions, rapes, the starvation and overwork of child prisoners, with others beaten to death for, the report says, "failing to meet production quotas."

A 400-page United Nation Commission of Inquiry report released in 2014 declared the "gravity, scale and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world." North Korea declared the U.N. report a "fabrication."

Here are the crimes the U.N. commission claimed it found:

Extermination

Enslavement

Imprisonment

Forced abortions

Other sexual violence

Persecution on political, religious, racial and gender grounds

The "forcible transfer of populations"

The "enforced disappearance of persons and the inhuman act of knowingly causing prolonged starvation"

Moreover, the report placed responsibility for the existence of those alleged abuses squarely with the state.

"Crimes against humanity are ongoing in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea because the policies, institutions and patterns of impunity that lie at their heart remain in place," the report found.

In 2017, the U.N.'s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women expressed concern about its belief that North Korea engages in discrimination, stereotyping, non-criminalization of marital rape, trafficking, sexual harassment and violence against women, among other things.

The Christian group Open Doors U.S.A. ranks North Korea first among 50 countries for the worst persecution of Christians in the world, a place it has held for 16 years in a row.

During North Korea Freedom Week last month, the State Department issued a statement insisting the U.S. would continue to press the regime on its egregious human rights record.

"We remain gravely concerned and deeply troubled by these abuses. In tandem with the maximum pressure campaign, we will continue to press for accountability for those responsible," the State Department said in a statement.

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Here are North Korea's alleged human rights abuses

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As President Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore this week, some critics hope he will bring up human rights - and fear the president might not require reforms as a part of any denuclearization agreement.

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Voting is mandatory with no choice of candidates. You are only required to vote if you are 17 or older. When you turn in a ballot it only has one name on it that you can cross off. If you cross it off the secret police will go after you and you will be declared insane. "In state media, election days are portrayed as festive events, with people outside each polling station celebrating". Laws that get written are merely approved by the SPA. The number of votes for Kim Jong Un is usually 100%. It looks to forever be like this.

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North Koreans are voting to elect the country's rubber-stamp parliament, the second such election since Kim Jong-un took power.

Voting for the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is mandatory and there's no choice of candidates. Any kind of dissent is unheard of.

Turnout is always close to 100% and approval for the governing alliance is unanimous.

North Korea is an isolated state, ruled by the Kim family dynasty.

Citizens are required to show complete devotion to the family and its current leader.

So how does it work?

On election day, the entire population aged 17 or older must come out and vote.

"As a sign of loyalty you're expected to turn up early, that means there'll likely be long queues," says North Korea analyst Fyodor Tertitskiy, who is based in the South Korean capital Seoul.

Once it's your turn, you receive a ballot paper with just one name on it. There's nothing to fill in, no boxes to tick. You take that paper and put it into the ballot box, which is located in the open.

There's also a voting booth where you could vote in private, but doing that would raise immediate suspicion, analysts say.

You theoretically have the right to cross out that single candidate. But, according to Mr Tertitskiy, doing that would almost certainly mean the secret police go after you and you likely would be declared insane.

Once you leave the polling station, you are expected to join the cheering groups outside to express your happiness about having been able to cast your vote for the wise leadership of the country.

"In state media, election days are portrayed as festive events, with people outside each polling station celebrating," explains Minyoung Lee, an analyst with NK News - a North Korea specialist news website.

Because voting is obligatory, the election also works as a census for authorities to monitor the population of each constituency and to track defectors who might have fled to China.

What powers does parliament have?

The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is a rubber-stamp body with no power.

Elected every five years, the parliament is the only legislative body North Korea has.

"I know that international media often hedge their reporting a bit, saying the SPA has 'little' power or influence - but that's not correct. It has zero," said Mr Tertitskiy.

Laws are in fact written by the party apparatus and then merely approved by the SPA as a formality.

That's a far cry from the far-reaching powers that, in theory, it does have. A two-thirds majority would be enough to change the constitution and a mere simple majority could remove Kim Jong-un from power.

In fact, the SPA doesn't even meet regularly. In its first meeting, it elects a much smaller body to work in its stead and then the original assembly only comes together on rare occasions.

Are there different parties?

You might assume there's only one single party, but surprisingly, there are actually three different factions in parliament.

The Workers Party, of which Kim Jong-un is the chairman, is by far the biggest but a few seats are usually held by two other parties, the Social Democratic party and the Chondoist Chongu party.

In practice, there is no difference between the three parties and they're all grouped together in the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea.

What result is expected?

The result is not much of a nail biter, but it will take a few days before the final numbers are announced.

First, there's usually an announcement of the impressive turnout. In 2014, that number stood at 99.97%.

A few people might not have voted due to illness - though a running joke is that on election day no one dies and everyone is in good health.

The next step is that the numbers of Kim Jong-un's constituency are released, both turnout and political support are usually 100%.

Finally, the results for the other constituencies will be released. While turnout might be a few percentage points lower, political support for the candidate in each constituency is again bound to be 100%, if previous years are any indication.

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North Koreans vote in 'no-choice' parliamentary elections

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Voting for the Supreme People's Assembly is mandatory and voters don't have a choice of candidates.

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The three generations rule "up to three generations had to be punished to wipe out the seed of class enemies." Access to media "all domestic media outlets are owned by the one-party state." Freedom of movement "It is a criminal offence for North Koreans to leave the county without government permission.", many do so anyway. Practising Christianity "those practising christianity face arrest and being sent to a labour camp." Interracial relationships "female defectors being forced to have abortions.". Economic Rights "Private enterprise of any kind is officially banned.". "Unofficial economic liberalisation has helped North Korea's GDP grow.". "Kim Jong-un has reportedly allowed an increasing amount of unofficial private enterprise.".

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North Korea's recent strides towards building nuclear weapons has brought the hermit nation into sharp international focus.

The state's young dictator, Kim Jong-un, was photographed earlier this month relishing his nation's progress developing a hydrogen bomb at a lavish celebration, even as the continued tests brought new United Nations sanctions and an increasing threat of war.

The reclusive state is seen as one of the last Stalinist regimes and is ideologically committed to cutting itself off from the international community in pursuit of its doctrine of national self reliance.

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Brutal and inhumane laws North Koreans are forced to live under

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North Korea's recent strides towards building nuclear weapons has brought the hermit nation into sharp international focus. The state's young dictator, Kim Jong-un, was photographed earlier this month relishing his nation's progress developing a hydrogen bomb at a lavish celebration, even as the continued tests brought new United Nations sanctions and an increasing threat of war.

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North Korea has 9 provinces while the United States has 50 states. The U.S constitution is still used today while the North Korea's was last amended in 2012. The U.S is a constitution based federal republic and North Korea is a dictatorship. North Korea has no political pressures while the U.S has a whole lot of them. Both have had an age of suffrage but it lasted long for the U.S. The leaders for the U.S change through election every few years but in North Korea it is through family and changes when current leader is gone. Both have a republic constitutional form. Power in North Korea is linked to a single movement but it the U.S it is independent of legislature.

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North Korea vs United States: Government Facts and Stats

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Definitions Administrative divisions : This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.