Today, residents of the Gulf Coast still face violations of their human rights to housing, health care, justice, and to return home brought about by the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These violations are now being compounded by violations of the right to livelihood and to a healthy environment caused by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
North Korea denies that a system of political prison camps even exists. But satellite imagery tells a different, harrowing story.
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