House reauthorizes North Korea human rights law

The House voted unanimously Monday to reauthorize a 2004 North Korea human rights law, adding to the measure new provisions aimed at spreading uncensored information throughout the country.

“This bill does not merely re-authorize activities under the activities under the North Korean Human Rights Act,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., said Monday. “It enacts important updates of freedom of information to reflect technological advances beyond radio broadcasting.”