Forward Excutive Summary I. Human Rights and the Characteristics of the North Korean System 1. Human Rights and the Characteristics of the North Korean Regime 2. North Korea's Concept of Human Rights 3. The International Human Rights Regime and North Korean Human Rights II. The Reality of Civil and Political Rights 1. The Right to Life 2. The Rights to Liberty and Personal Safety 3. The Right to Due Process of the Law 4. The Right to Equality 5. Civil Liberties 6. Freedom of Religion 7. The Right of Political Participation III.The Reality of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 1. The Right to Food 2. Social Security Rights 3. The Right to Health 4. The Right to Work 5. The Freedom to Choose One's Job IV. The Reality of Minority Human Rights 1. Women's Right 2. The Rights of the Child 3. Care for the Disabled V. Human Rights in Major Issue Areas 1. South Koreans Abducted and Detained in North Korea 2. Korean War POWs 3. North Korean Defectors Public Excutions in North Korea Since the Currency Reform (Total: 52) Tables & Figures Contents