Japan Court Finds North Korea No ‘Paradise on Earth’

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Plaintiffs hold a banner with their supporters in front of the Tokyo District Court when they filed a lawsuit against North Korea over the “Paradise on Earth” campaign in 2018. © 2018 Kanae Doi/Human Rights Watch In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable for grave human rights violations against Koreans and Japanese citizens lured to North Korea through its “Paradise on Earth” campaign, ordering it to pay 22 million yen (US$142 thousand) to each plaintiff. Eiko Kawasaki, now 83, and three others filed the lawsuit…

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