Congress and U.S. policy on North Korean human rights and refugees : recent legislation and implementation / Emma Chanlett-Avery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chanlett-Avery, Emma, author.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, issuing body.

Series:

CRS report for Congress.

CRS report for Congress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Korea (North).

Human rights.

Refugees--Korea (North).

Refugees.

United States--Foreign relations--Korea (North).

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages).

Updated irregularly

Edition:

[Library of Congress public edition].

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Congressional Research Service, 2009.

Summary:

As the incoming Obama Administration conducts a review of U.S. policy toward North Korea, addressing the issue of human rights and refugees remains a priority for many members of Congress. The passage of the reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act in October 2008 (P.L. 110-346) reasserted congressional interest in influencing executive branch policy toward North Korea. In addition to reauthorizing funding at original levels, the bill expresses congressional criticism of the implementation of the original 2004 law and adjusts some of the provisions relating to the Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea and the U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees. Some outside analysts have pointed to the challenges of highlighting North Korea's human rights violations in the midst of the ongoing nuclear negotiations, as well as the difficulty in effectively reaching North Korean refugees as outlined in the law. Further, the law may complicate coordination on North Korea with China and South Korea. At this point, it remains unclear what focus the Obama Administration will place on human rights and refugees as it takes over the nuclear negotiations.

Notes:

The CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141; earliest version dated 2009.

"January 30, 2009."

Report includes bibliographical references.

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OCLC:

1137336437