North Korean Golden Bell Contest Review

Flashcards about North Korea

Ministry of Unification

The South Korean government agency that oversees matters related to the unification of the Korean Peninsula.

Joint Security Area (JSA)

The military term referring to the area of Panmunjom where the leaders of South and North Korea met on April 27, 2018.

Food Supply Station/Food Distribution Center

The place where the North Korean regime distributes food to its people during serious famine.

Political prisoner camp

A place in North Korea where certain groups of people considered threats to the regime are isolated and forced into labor.

The United States of America

The first country to enact the “North Korean Human Rights Act”.

United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights of DPRK / UN COI of DPRK

The official UN commission that investigates human rights abuses in North Korea.

Elizabeth Salmón Gárate (Elizabeth Salmón)

The current UN Special Rapporteur on human rights of North Korea.

Cheonan-ham

The South Korean naval vessel attacked and sunk by a North Korean torpedo on March 26, 2010.

Public execution

A method of execution used by Kim Jong-un to instill fear among officials and citizens.

Life Review Session

A weekly session in North Korea where citizens reflect, confess shortcomings, and criticize others.

Guilt-by-association system/collective punishment

A system in North Korea where family members are punished for the crimes of one member.

Gaesong Industrial Complex

An inter-Korean economic cooperation project halted due to North Korea's nuclear development.

Declaration of the Rights of the Child

A UN declaration adopted on November 20, 1959, aimed at promoting the rights and welfare of all children.

Kim Jong-nam

Kim Jong-il's eldest son, believed to have been assassinated by his half-brother Kim Jong-un.

Pyongyang

The capital of North Korea.

March 3

The date the “North Korean Human Rights Act” was passed by the South Korean National Assembly.

Otto Warmbier Act / Otto Warmbier North Korea Sanctions Act

A sanctions bill passed by the U.S. House on October 24, 2017, targeting North Korea.

International Criminal Court (ICC)

An international court in The Hague established to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity.

UN Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK / North Korean Human Rights Resolution

A resolution adopted by the UN to help improve North Korea's human rights situation.

DPRK Children's Union

An organization that North Korean children join when they turn 9.

Human rights

The rights that every human being deserves to enjoy just under being a human.

Prisoner-of-war camp of S.Korean soldiers

Place set up in Aoji (Eundok-gun) to hold South Korean prisoners of war.

Hostage diplomacy

A diplomatic tactic employed by North Korea involving detaining foreign citizens to force negotiations.

Jimmy Carter

Former U.S. president who visited Pyongyang twice.

Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office

A building premise established in 2018 as part of the Panmunjum Declaration that was later blown up by North Korea.

United Nations Human Rights Council

A standing committee that regularly and systematically reviews the human rights of UN member states.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A declaration adopted by the UN on December 10, 1948, acknowledging and respecting key human rights.

Hanoi, Vietnam

The country and city where the second US-North Korea summit was held.

17 years old

The age at which a person is considered an adult in North Korea.

Six-Party Nuclear Talks

A multilateral dialogue platform established to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.

China and Russia

Two countries that consistently oppose convening the UN Security Council to condemn North Korea and impose sanctions.

Poong-gye-ri

The area where North Korea's nuclear test site is located.

Mount Kumgang tourism

A North Korean tourism program halted after the Park Wang-ja shooting incident.

Ukraine

The country to which North Korea deployed troops to aid Russia in a war that began in 2022.

North Korean Human Rights Foundation

The name of the foundation to be established according to Article 10 of the North Korean Human Rights Act.

12 years

Number of years since the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK was launched as of 2025.

DPRK State Security Department (Bowibu)

North Korean agency responsible for suppressing dissent against the government.

Hanawon

Ministry of Unification institution where North Korean defectors receive social adjustment education and training.

North Korean Human Rights Report

Report published by the Ministry of Unification, broadly examining the human rights situation of North Koreans.

Denuclearization process

The process of completely and irreversibly dismantling North Korea's nuclear program.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

International convention adopted on December 18, 1979, stipulating no discrimination based on gender.

United Nations Convention against Torture

Convention that prohibits torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.

2020

The year the "Law on the Rejection of Reactionary Thought and Culture" was enacted.

Wise Honest and Courageous

The names of the two ships seized for violating North Korean sanctions.

Ministry of Justice

The South Korean Government agency or Ministry where the North Korean Human Rights Archives reside.

Kkotjebi

Term for homeless, drifting youth in North Korea.

The film "Crossing"

A representative movie on the topic of North Korean human rights directed by Kim Tae-kyun.

Julie Turner

The current U.S. State Department Ambassador for North Korean Human Rights.

Mass games

A mass gymnastics performance in North Korea.

Travis King

The U.S. soldier who unlawfully crossed into North Korea and was later expelled back to the United States.

Ambassador for International Cooperation on Human Rights in North Korea

The title of the position created in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to advance the human rights of North Koreans through international cooperation.

2021

The year the "Youth Culture Security Act" was enacted.

2023

The year which passed the Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Law (the "Oppa Ban Law"), held

National Endowment for Democracy

The foundation whose budget was frozen by the Trump administration.

Pediatric hospital (children's hospital)

The children's specialty hospitals found in each province-level city in North Korea.