http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/world/asia/north-korea-gulag/index.html?hpt=ias_t4
A man who was born in the gates of hell, and was one of the only who was able to escape into the real world. Shin Dong-Hyuk was a man who was born in a North Korean prison camp. Living through things such as watching his mother and brother being executed and picking through cow manure for corn kernels, he was able to liberate himself from the oppression and horrors of a modern day gulag. After having been to the holocaust museum in Washington D.C. and seeing a photo of a concentration camp, he was inspired to shed light on the life he once to the rest of the world. North Korea of course would deny any and all human rights violations that it has committed, but Shin Dong-Hyuk’s book begs to differ. He is especially happy that people are getting uncomfortable with the fact that this is still happening in the world. He states that people tend to sympathize with his life story and not with the fact of the prison camps. This is not wants and would like to see the oppression and tyranny be put to rest.
Amazing is the first word that comes to mind when I had gotten done reading this article. I have heard the history of the Russian gulags and the fact that that sort of horror still exists makes me shudder. Shin Dong-Hyuk’s life story is one of amazement, sorrow, and inspiration. After having read only a short article of this story, I would like to see North Korea pay for its crimes against humanity. Imagining what this man has lived through makes me appreciate the kind of country that we live in, and also makes me want to read the book of this remarkable man’s life. I would especially like to see the oppressive government be taken down and its people liberated.
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