By almost any measure, North Korea is the worst place on earth. More than 24 million people live in the northeast Asian country under the rule of Communist dictator Kim Jong-Un. They are subjected to widespread human rights violations, including executions, torture, and detention, and denied fundamental rights like free expression, association, assembly, and religion.
Core Components
In contributing to a mandate for change, the Bush Institute undertook the first non-partisan effort in the United States involving the government, industry, NGO, academic, and entertainment sectors, as well as the refugee community, in the pursuit of three broad goals:
- Expose the suffering of the North Korean people
- Put the gulags and other human rights issues abuses on the radar screen of opinion leaders and the general public
- Develop policies with the public and private sectors to help the North Korean people
