North Korean Genocide
Presentation by: Steven Petersen and Elijah Garner
Background Information
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is located in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
The capital is Pyongyang.
“Powerful and Prosperous Nation”
Leader
North Korea is led by Kim Jong-un
Famine
• Starvation‐ Cannibalism
• Disease‐ Unsanitary Hospitals
• Economic Failure• Natural Diasters
‐ Floods and Droughts
Labor Force
• Child Labor‐ Average age 15 years
old and older• Minimal Compensation‐ Many unpaid or given
rations• Forced Labor‐ Labor camps
Punishment for Disobedience
• Fines• Camps
‐ Labor Camps‐ Reeducation Camps‐ Prison Camps
• Public Executions
Video- Lee Young-Gukhttp://www.cnn.com/2014/11/17/world/asia/north-korea-bodyguard-yodok/
Social Structure
• Propaganda‐ Anti-America
• Religious Intolerance• Discrimination
‐ Women
Crimes Against Humanity
• Forced Labor
• Abuse
• Inadequate Food
• Loss of Freedom
• Torture
Fall in Power
•Kim Jong-Un‐ Assassinations‐ Rebellions
•Crumbling Nation
Bibliography
• "North Korea." Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
• "North Korea." North Korea. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2015.
• "Famine in North Korea." Asia Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 May 2015.
• http://www.hrw.org/news/2009/02/17/human-rights-north-korea