Editing Kim Jong-un (section)

=== Human rights violations ===
Many reports indicate that the human rights violations under [[Kim Jong-il]]'s leadership are continued by Jong-un, ordering to kill defectors, conducting public executions and sending people to political [[Concentration Camp|concentration camps]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40269546 North Korea's prisons: How harsh are conditions?], ''BBC News''</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/north-korean-prisons-nazi-camps_n_5a2fad6ce4b0461754330e3d North Korean Prisons Are Worse Than Nazi Concentration Camps, Says Holocaust Survivor], ''The Huffington Post''</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/27/we-were-punch-bags-north-korean-prison-beatings-may-be-form-of-torture-says-un ‘We were punch bags’: North Korean prison beatings may be form of torture, says UN], ''The Guardian''</ref><ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hell-on-earth-the-horrors-of-north-korean-torture-camps/WJJEIVREVUCXZZ3YCYPFOEOGAI/ Hell on earth: The horrors of North Korean torture camps], ''New Zealand Herald''</ref> It is believed that he had some role in the 2010 sinking of the ROKS ''Cheonan'' allegedly by a North Korean submarine, resulting in 46 deaths,<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.com/north-korean-propagandists-say-kim-jong-ils-son-planned-south-korea-attacks-387228 North Korean Propagandists Say Kim Jong‑il's Son Planned South Korea Attacks], ''International Business Times''</ref> and the bombardment of Yeonpyeong by North Korean forces the same year in order to strengthen his military credentials.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/08/03/2011080300499.html Kim Jong-un 'Masterminded Attacks on S. Korea'], ''The Chosun Ilbo''</ref>

The 2013 report on the situation of human rights in North Korea [109] by United Nations Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman proposed a United Nations commission of inquiry to document the accountability of Kim Jong-un and other individuals in the North Korean government for alleged crimes against humanity.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0205/North-Korea-human-rights-probe-urged-by-UN North Korea human rights probe urged by UN], ''The Christian Science Monitor''</ref> The report of the commission of inquiry was published in February 2014 and recommends making him accountable for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/18/world/asia/un-panel-says-north-korean-leader-could-face-trial.html U.N. Panel Says North Korean Leader Could Face Trial], ''The New York Times''</ref>

In July 2016, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed personal sanctions on Kim. Although his involvement in human rights abuses was cited as the reason, officials said the sanctions target the country's nuclear and missile programs.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/06/north-korea-kim-jong-sanctions-blacklist Kim Jong-un placed on sanctions blacklist for the first time by US], ''The Guardian''</ref>

In June 2017, North Korean officials admitted that Otto Warmbier, an American college student serving a 15-year prison sentence with hard labour for stealing a propaganda poster, had fallen into a coma from which he never awoke; he was declared dead later that month after being repatriated to the United States.<ref>[https://www.apnews.com/080bc6cd2fff4f9995e6292edcdf5e44 Parents sue North Korea over death of detainee Otto Warmbier], ''Associated Press''</ref> A U.S. federal court later ruled that the North Korean government was responsible for Warmbier's death.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/north-korea-otto-warmbier-death-district-court-ruling-lawsuit-ohio-a8698656.html North Korea ordered to pay $500m to Otto Warmbier's family over death of US student], ''The Independent''</ref>