SEOUL — A United Nations report said North Koreans working in hundreds of capitalistic-style markets are often abused and forced to engage in bribery to survive.
The U.N. Human Rights Office in a report released Tuesday noted that a failed public distribution system in North Korea has led to the rise of market activities over the past two decades.But it said a lack of adequate reforms and an uncertain legal environment at these markets mean that many people face a host of human rights violations and must use bribes to avoid arrest, detention, and abuse.
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