Staying in Washington,... two American lawmakers have introduced a resolution calling for the dismantlement of North Korea's labor camp system. <br />Lee Seung-jae reports. <br /> In an attempt to raise global awareness of human rights abuses in North Korea,... two U.S. lawmakers introduced a resolution this week,... calling for the elimination of North Korea's labor camp system.<br />The document which was introduced by Mike Conaway, a Republican lawmaker from Texas,... and Gerry Connolly... a Democrat lawmaker from Virginia,... details the human rights abuses committed inside the regime's labor camps.<br /> The resolution particularly reports deaths resulting from rape and forced abortion,... citing a 2017 report on an inquiry into the crimes. <br />In addition, it calls on the North Korean government to "immediately cease" human rights abuses,... and to release the 80-thousand to 120-thousand political prisoners. <br />It added the North should allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to enter the labor camps,... and assist with prisoner release and rehabilitation.<br /> The report also calls on the U.S. government to continue to pursue sanctions against those responsible for the labor camp system,... stating that a special tribunal should be created to investigate and remedy the regime's crimes against humanity,... and impose sanctions on individuals responsible for them.<br /> While the U.S. and North Korea inch closer to dialogue,... U.S. lawmakers continue to be vocal about North Korean issues,... including calls to maintain international sanctions on the communist state.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
