Human Rights Violations in N orth Korea, Rapprochement and Effective Détente:

Human rights has emerged as a major bone of contention in South Korea’sp이icy vis-à-vis the Nor in recent years. The ideological history of the South Korean democracy movement as well as the desire for a successful détente p이icy led to ominous silence with regards to North Korean human rights violations. Before Germany’s unification, a similar tension existed between human rights policy and rapprochement policy. However, the Central Regisr of State Judicial Administrations in West Germany(Szgitter regisr) played a m며or role in shedding light on human rights violations in East Germany by brirng ators to jus and, ultimately and most importantly, deterring human rights violations. This paper discusses the approaches of various South Korean non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with respect to Germany s Salzgitter registry experience.