“Many have asked whether the anguish is genuine. How could citizens mourn the passing of a totalitarian, such a gross abuser of human rights? The answer may be found in the human rights abuses themselves. It is a lamentable characteristic of totalitarian regimes that they often demand acts of deceit from those they oppress. Often it is a matter of simple survival. Those who hate the regime are obliged to demonstrate patriotism. To fail is to risk persecution. The only alternative is to flee, a choice made by tens of thousands of North Koreans in the past two decades.” (John Sifton:director of advocacy for Asia at Human Rights Watch. READ MORE: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/22/opinion/sifton-korea-tyranny/index.html?hpt=ias_t4
Defectors Skeptical About N.Koreans’ Grief(Chosun Ilbo) http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/22/2011122201543.html