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

Chanlett-Avery, Emma

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Immigration;    Refugees;    Displaced persons;    Political refugees;    Civil liberties;   

RP-ID  :  RS22973
RP-ID  :  RS22973_2008Oct22

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The passage of the reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act in October 2008 reasserted congressional interest in influencing the Bush Administration's 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'shuman rights violations in the midst of the ongoing nuclear negotiations, as well as thedifficulty 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.