North Korean women walk in the rain at the North's Mount Kumgang ...
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Mon Oct 26, 7:05 PM
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North Korean women walk in the rain at the North's Mount Kumgang resort in August 2009. North Korea's regime has targeted women in a crackdown on private markets, depriving families of a vital source of food and income at a time of growing food shortages, a UN human rights rapporteur said Monday.

Photo:Korea Pool/AFP

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