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North Korea Human Rights North Korea, also known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. North Korea also shares the border with Soviet Union and China. The Korea Demilitarized Zone marks the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. Korea was taken control by the Empire of Japan in 1910. In 1945 the end of World War II, the Japanese surrendered and Korea was divided into two parts with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans. Negotiations on reunification failed, and invasion initiated by North Korea led to the infamous Korean War. Although the Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire between the two sides, no official peace treaty was ever signed. Both

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