Former NBA star Dennis Rodman talks with George Stephanopoulos about his trip to North Korea and perceptions of Kim Jong Un.
Dennis Rodman finished his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an “awesome guy” and said his father and grandfather were “great leaders.”
After Rodman said Kim Jong Un is a great guy, Stephanopolous asked, “A great guy, who puts 200,000 people in prison camps?”
Rodman answered, “He don’t want to do that … It’s amazing how we do that here.”
Stephanopolous amazed, “We have prison camps here?”
Dennis Rodman: “Guess what. Guess what. Don’t hate me. Don’t hate me.”
Will this be called Basketball Jones diplomacy?
Cheech And Chong sings as Tyrone Shoelaces in Basketball Jones Song (Animation) from 1974.
Human Rights Watch reports that Kim Jong-Un’s succession as North Korea’s supreme leader after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, has had no positive impact on the country’s dire human rights record. Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, reports that more than 200,000 North Koreans, including children, are imprisoned in camps where many perish from forced labor, inadequate food, and abuse by guards. Arbitrary arrest, lack of due process, and torture are pervasive problems. There is no independent media, functioning civil society, or religious freedom. Government policies have continually subjected North Koreans to food shortages and famine. Human Rights Watch is pressing for a UN commission of inquiry to investigate possible crimes against humanity in North Korea.
Issues raised by Human Rights Watch include social and gender discrimination, torture, military use of children, political corruption, abuses in criminal justice systems, and the legalization of abortion.Human Rights Watch also documents and reports violations of the laws of war and international humanitarian law.
The primary funding of Human Rights Watch is the George Soros Open Society Foundation — contributing over $100 million.
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