North Korea's Human Rights Abuses Exposed in Recent Reports.

North Korea executes its citizens for drug crimes, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities, according to a report by South Korea's Unification Ministry. The report is based on testimony collected from over 500 North Koreans who fled their homeland between 2017 and 2022. The report also details rampant state-led human rights abuses, including public executions, torture, and arbitrary arrests. The number of North Korean defectors has fallen sharply due to tighter border security, with only 67 arrivals in 2022.