Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees Recent Legislation and Implementation

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Foreign relations.

Government productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2008

Summary:

Discusses role of Congress in U.S. policy toward North Korea, in light of Oct. 2008 reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act (NKHRA) of 2004. Reviews role of human rights in U.S.-North Korea relations, and examines provisions and implementation of NKHRA. Summarizes P.L.110-346, which renews funding that expired in FY2008, reasserts key tenets of legislation, criticizes pace of the executive branch implementation of the original law, and cites small number of resettlements of North Korean refugees and slow processing of such refugees overseas. Considers concerns with refugee provisions and changes in South Korean approach to its neighbor

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Congress and US Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees

Publisher Number:

CRS-2008-FDT-1164

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