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The Kippumjo (Korean: 기쁨조; translated as Pleasure Squad, Pleasure Brigade, or Pleasure Group), sometimes spelled Kippeumjo (also Gippumjo or Gippeumjo), is an unconfirmed collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls reportedly maintained by the leader of North Korea for the purpose of providing entertainment, including that of a sexual nature, for high-ranking Workers ...
Ri Sol-ju (Korean: 리설주; born c. 1985–1989) [2] [3] [4] is the current First Lady of North Korea as the wife of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. [5]Little is known about her from official North Korean sources, but outside sources have speculated more about her background.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Part of a series on Human rights in North Korea Human rights abuses Human rights in North Korea Censorship Media Corruption Freedom of religion Disability Prisons Kwanliso (concentration camps) Prostitution Kippumjo (Pleasure Squad) Songbun (ascribed social status) Slavery (Human ...
Kim Jong Un's surprise trip to China this week made headlines, but not just because of its diplomatic relations. The North Korean dictator's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ...
Sung-Yoon Lee: Kim Yo Jong is the first preeminent and powerful female figure to emerge in the brutish, male-dominated political landscape of North Korea, ruled by the Kim family for 75 years ...
The third supreme leader Kim Jong Un reestablished the position in April 2018 when Ri Sol Ju, whom he married in 2009, [5] [6] [7] was elevated from the title of "comrade" to "Respected First Lady". The promotion occurred ahead of the April 2018 inter-Korean summit, where Ri and South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook were in attendance. [8] [9]
Born in 1988, according to the South Korean government, she is one of three children born to Kim's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il, and his third known partner, former dancer Ko Yong Hui.
The monument was initiated by the "Action Group Comfort Women" of the Korea Verband and was unveiled on September 28, 2020. [1] The statue has sparked a discourse on commemorative cultures among local, state, and diplomatic levels. [2] The bronze statue was designed by the South Korean artist couple Kim Eun-sung (b. 1965) and Kim Seo-kyung. [3]