Kim Jong Un's human rights record is among the world's worst
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has called him a "very honorable" man. In meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Singapore, however, the president comes face to face with an autocrat who has perhaps the world's most egregious human rights record, with tens of thousands of political prisoners, systemic torture and assassinations.
Yet Trump refused to commit ahead of the summit to raising the issue. He's not the only one willing to overlook Kim's bloody record: The young leader is getting celebrity treatment from locals and leaders alike, with even Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan tweeting a selfie of the two on Monday.
Although opinion is divided, numerous activists, officials and diplomats said that Trump's avoidance of the human rights topic would not only be a mistake, it could possibly be illegal. In any case, the reception accorded the
