It's a destitute country with no concern for basic human rights. You should read about the lives of some of the prisoners that escaped their labor camps, as it only compares with Nazi Germany. I would never provide any funds or support for a nation like that.
Here's a snippet of the labor camp life from Shin Dong-hyuk, who was born in a labor camp and lived there until he escaped (from Wikipedia):
When his mother and brother attempted to escape, Shin was thrown into a small underground cell, where it is impossible to either stand or lie down, and was kept there and tortured for eight months.[11]
Shin described how, at the age of 14, he was completely stripped, his legs cuffed and hands tied, and suspended from the ceiling of his cell. His torturers then lit up a charcoal fire under his back and forced a hook into his skin so that he could not struggle.[12] He still has a number of large scars from the flesh burned and from many other abuses.[13]
Later Shin was forced to watch the execution of his mother Chang Hye-kyong by hanging and his brother Shin Ha-kun by firing squad.[14] [15]
When Shin worked in the garment factory and accidentally dropped a sewing machine, the foreman hacked off his middle finger just above the first knuckle as punishment.[16]
Shin witnessed dozens of public executions each year.[1] Another prisoner Kim Yong witnessed around 25 executions in his section of the camp within less than two years.[17]
Shin saw a six year old girl in his school being beaten to death for stealing 5 grains of corn.[1]
When Shin was 12 years old, he was separated from his mother and rarely allowed to see her. Instead of attending school, the children had to do all kinds of physical work including weeding, harvesting, carrying dung.[18]
Between the ages of 13 and 16, Shin was forced to do dangerous construction work and saw many children killed in work. Sometimes, four to five children were killed in a day. On one occasion, he saw eight people killed by an accident.[19]
Shin’s cousin was raped by prison guards and died later and when his cousin’s mother wailed, she disappeared and was never seen again.[20]
Shin saw how twelve fellow prisoners were given toxic water for washing by the guards and got seriously ill within a week and then disappeared.[20]
When Shin escaped through the high-voltage electric fence surrounding the camp, his friend Park Yong-chul got electrocuted.[1]
You can read more about his life and other refugees on the web. It's truly sickening.
