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USA-2004-L-85435
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Title_of_text
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 [United States of America], Public Law 108¿333 (108th Congress).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
2004-10-14
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to promote human rights and freedom in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Establishes the position of special envoy for North Korean human rights, and calls for all North Korea¿U.S. negotiations to be tied to the country¿s progress on human rights issues. It authorizes the US President to provide funds for nonprofit groups to advance human rights in the country and requires verification that humanitarian and non-humanitarian aid
is used for nonpolitical purposes. The law also seeks to assure increased protection for North Korean refugees.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Refworld
Publisher
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
URL
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/48abd58ad.html
File
USA85435.pdf (PDF)