“At the end of World War II, so many people said: “If only we had known, if only we had known the wrongs committed in the countries of the hostile forces..."(Michael Kirby). North Korea, an isolated country known for its nuclear weapons program, is now in the news, but because of abuses against citizens and threats of international attacks that have sparked concern North Korean citizens should receive help because of the country's history with its citizens, and now evidence of abuse, even with threats coming from the country's government. In 1905, Korea was annexed by Japan until it was divided and the North came under Soviet control after World War II. autonomy to ward off outside influence, which was relaxed in 2002 to allow the opening of semi-private markets (“North Korea”). , North Korea's communist government has brought changes to the lives of many Koreans, such as encouraging citizens to leave rural farms and seek work in cities, thereby weakening family ties. They also discourage religion because they believe it conflicts with communist teachings (Check). Throughout its short history, North Korea has developed a very large military, consisting of approximately 10,000,000 active and employable personnel. North Korea also has an extensive nuclear weapons program and a long-range missile program that has alarmed countries around the world. Beginning in 2013, North Korea announced that it was following a new policy that called for the simultaneous development of its economy and its nuclear weapons program. For a while, the main concern of the North Korean countries was the fear of their nuclear power. .... middle of paper ......-rodong-missile-launch/index.html>.Moller, Catherine. “North Korea—Human Rights.” Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Ed. Karen Christensen and David Levinson. Flight. 4. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. 355-57. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. March 7, 2014.i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3403702187&v=2.1&u=east86091&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=6ad7fc8a6a1ad00aedd3a32d8ddb08e8>.Park, Madison. "North Korea: 'We were forced to eat grass and dirt.'" CNN. Cable News Network, February 17. 2014. Internet. March 18, 2014. North Korea-a-report/>. Weber, Pierre. "North Korea is not Nazi Germany. In some ways it is worse." The week. THE WEEKPublications, February 18, 2014. Web. March 19, 2014. North Korea Isn't-Nazi-Germany-mdash-In-Some-Ways-It's-Worse>.