Tuesday, October 19, 2004

North Korea Human Rights Act

The North Korea Human Rights Act has been passed into law. The bill earmarks US$24 million for the cause of NK Human Rights and deals with the issue making North Koreans eligible to receive asylum in US. Although, as noted, it is questionable about what kind of impact the law will have on the ground. I guess it will take a bit of time to determine what the impact, if any, will be.

Currently reading:

"Hell" by Yasutaka Tsutsui