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The Eight Stages

Classification- They are first classified as South Korea and North Korea by their political beliefs. They were then classified by the government and then the commoners.
Symbolism - The only symbol used by the North Koreans is their flag, which they use as a symbol promoting political power.
Dehumanization - People are beaten, starved, and forced into labor.
Organization - The people are organized into two groups: communists and those who are either against or neutral to communists. Communists faced labor camps, while the others faced starvation.
Polarization - The labor camps are an example of polarization; they have been proven to exist with satellite technology. Defectors have also proved their existence.
Preparation - In preparation of the upcoming genocide, the government began to separate those who were not fully North Korean and started to put them into concentration camps. If they were still a baby or in the womb, they were either killed or the women were forced to have an abortion. If they had non-communist opinions, they were thrown into concentration camps.
Extermination - The people that are being exterminated are those who are believed to go against the government. The methods of extermination include killing, abortion, and starvation.
Denial - Kim Jong-Il denied that these camps ever existed, and after his death, Kim Jong-Un also denied these claims.

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The Origin of North Korea

North Korea’s creation began after World War Two, when Soviet troops occupied the northern half and American troops occupied the southern half of the country.�
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Northern half’s government, was proclaimed in 1948, causing the Southern half to declare independence in 1950, and the Korean War ensues. Mao’s communist party backed North Korea and the United States backed South Korea, fearing Asia would become communist. An armistice was called in 1953.�
At first, North Korea, backed by China and the Soviet Union, prospered, but its success was short lived during the arduous march, and South Korea became wealthy during the ‘70s, and North Korea slumped into depression and harsh oppression.

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National Interests

Some of the people most concerned about North Korea are those involved in the “Six Party Talks” in 2003: the United States, Japan, Russia, China, and South Korea.
South Korea and Russia were involved due to close proximity with the nation, Japan was involved due to issues with abductees and nuclear proliferation in such proximity.
China is North Korea’s largest ally and trade partner, and they consider North Korea to be too important in their national policy for it to fail.

The United States and North Korea were the main focus of the talks, and the other countries were involved due to tensions between the two.
North Korea depicts the United States as a land of imperialistic scoundrels, and considers its nuclear program the only way of dealing with western armies.

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It Has Happened Before…

North Korea has committed genocide before, against minority racial, religious, political, and national groups.
Since North Korea was established, the Kim regimes have committed genocide and political mass killings.
There are several instances throughout history that prove their history with genocides. These instances include:

The mass killings of Christians after the division of North and South Korea, many are still held in prison today.
People who were suspected of holding non communist political opinions were held in concentration camps.
People were used for medical experiments and extermination in gas chambers.

In addition, they recently joined the exclusive group of nations with nuclear weapons. With these nuclear weapons, the North Korean million-man army, backed by China’s support, could easily crush and suppress any revolts. In addition, these nuclear weapons could be used against any country that attempts to provide the North Korean people with aid.
Their access to these nuclear weapons make them very capable of creating the ultimate genocide. Considering what they have done in the past, they do not seem to be afraid of holding back.

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Methods of Extermination

In North Korea, out of 24 million people, 6 million are suffering from malnutrition and food shortages. It does not include the number of actual murders and killings in North Korea by other means. Food shortage is the main reason why North Koreans are dying today.�
Over 200, 000 North Koreans are held in prison camps where a third of them are children. In these camps, they are treated inhumanely by being used for medical experiments and put into gas chambers.�
People suspected of holding non-communist political opinions or who are not ethnically fully North Korean are held in concentration camps or prisons. People who do not explicitly work for the communist party face the risk of starvation.�
In North Korea, there are many indications that show the intent of destroying religious groups in North Korea under national security.�
Women who are impregnated by men who are not North Koreans, often Chinese or Chinese-Korean, are forced into having abortions in order to prevent other national or racial groups from becoming part of the North Korean population. Children who are not fully North Korean, are murdered by the North Korean regime.

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Inside the Camps

The camps known as gulags contain those who have “committed crimes against the government.” In reality, most people in these camps have done no harm and were targeted for their ethnicity, race, and religion. Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-Un have both denied claims that these camps exist. However, today we know that they do exist because of satellite evidence.

In these camps, no prisoner can ever be released from their divided zone.�
Many people are born into these camps considering there are currently 3 generations living in these camps today.�
Gas chambers, medical experimentation, stoning and other torture are typical.�
Prisoners are not fed, and survive off of snakes, rats, frogs, and insects.�
So many people die that bodies everywhere are normal.�
North Korean Christians were sentenced to the camps.�
Any pregnant woman was forced to have an abortion or their baby killed to keep the race “pure” because the father was presumed to be Chinese, which is not acceptable to the ruler.

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Humanitarian Concerns

The major humanitarian concern in the North Korean genocide is the malnutrition and the starvation of the North Koreans. The citizens of North Korea who are not in the military are starved and robbed of their food while soldiers are well fed.�
North Korea has a population of 24 million people, and a quarter of them are severely suffering from food shortages and malnutrition. Children are severely malnourished. Refugees who have managed to flee from North Korea tell the media that people are starving to death and eating manure when there is nothing else to eat. Eating manure can lead to diseases such as Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, infected bows and parasitic worms in the stomach.�
Over 200 thousand North Koreans are held in these prison camps and a third of them are children. According to former guards and heads of these prison camps, prisoners are treated inhumanely by being used as guinea pigs in experiments, as well as exterminated in gas chambers.�
Children born in the gulag will be slave laborers for life. N.C. Heiken, the director of the film “Kimjongilia,” claims, “this child is being raised as a slave or an animal” (Park, 2011). Not only are they causing physical pain, but also the mental trauma of the pain and the verbal abuse.

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Solutions

North Korea has done many things that point towards genocide and whether or not intervention of powers should come into play.�

Smuggle in food to the commoners
Cut off North Korea's trade
Liberate Korean concentration camps
Prosecute all individuals involved in carrying out the acts of the Genocide�Humanitarian organization involvement such as the Peace Corp.
Diplomatic efforts that target helping citizens, not the nuclear program
Aggressive military action to destabilize the ruler, Kim Jong-Un
Send medical help to the citizens for the physical pain and mental trauma