Dialogue with North Korea?
Subtitle: Preconditions for Talking Human Rights with the Hermit Kingdom
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9788776941260
Subjects: Human rights, korea (north); Korea, foreign relations; Korea (north), politics and government
Description: "There is hardly another country as isolated and with such a bleak image as North Korea. It is portrayed in the Western media as a Hermit Kingdom ruled by an outdated, communist dictatorship whose clandestine nuclear programmes alarm its neighbours and which uses dreadful labour camps to control a population wracked by famine. The regime's poor track record on human rights is stressed time and again by both Western governments and international organizations. Prospects look bleak for any improvement in relations let alone the start of a dialogue on human rights. Offering a rare, nuanced analysis of the North Korean situation, this short study argues that not only is a constructive and fruitful dialogue on human rights possible but also it is desirable for both parties."--P. [4] of cover.