Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Monthly Updates
January 2023
North Korea enacted a new law in late January aimed at "preserving" the country's "socialist national culture" by rejecting words that are not part of Pyongyang's everyday language, and in particular South Korean slang. There are no specifications as to how the law will be enforced, or what punishments are attached. In 2020, a similar law was enacted authorising the death penalty for those distributing K-dramas (which have reportedly gained traction over the past years), among other things. Analysts allege the new language law could trigger an ever-tougher crackdown on the importation of South Korean culture from what currently exists.
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Basic Information
Population
25 887 040
System of government
Dictatorship, Single-Party State
Head of government
Premier Kim Tok-hun (since 2020)
Head of government party
Workers' Party of Korea
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
First Past the Post
Women in lower or single chamber
17.6%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2019
Head of state
President of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un
Selection process for head of state
Indirect election (assembly)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
09/05/2019
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
50.38%
Human Rights Treaties
State party
Signatory
No action
United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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