North Korea crimes against humanity

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North Korea crimes against humanity

Post by Blind groper » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:20 pm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... anity.html

The reference above is a threat that Kim Jong Un may some day face criminal prosecution in the world court, for crimes against humanity. It appears that his regime has much in common with Pol Pot. He has, for example, 100,000 people in prison camps, many of whom are deliberately starved to death.

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Re: North Korea crimes against humanity

Post by klr » Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:01 pm

How does a country like NK even get to stay in the UN?
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Re: North Korea crimes against humanity

Post by JimC » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:44 am

klr wrote:How does a country like NK even get to stay in the UN?
Is there even a UN mechanism for expelling a member?
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Re: North Korea crimes against humanity

Post by FBM » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:42 am

Well, as long as China has veto power, I doubt this will go anywhere. Though it should.
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