Freedom House states that, "North Korea does not have an independent judiciary and does not acknowledge individual rights...reports of arbitrary detentions, 'disappearances,' and extrajudicial killings are common; torture is widespread and severe".
fɹˈiːdəm hˈaʊs stˈeɪts ðˈæt, "nˈɔːɹθ kɚɹˈiːə dʌznˌɑːt hæv ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt dʒuːdˈɪʃɚɹi ænd dʌznˌɑːt ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɹˈaɪts...ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ʌv ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi dɪtˈɛnʃənz, dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz,ænd ˌɛkstɹədʒuːdˈɪʃəl kˈɪlɪŋz ɑːɹ kˈɑːmən; tˈɔːɹtʃɚɹ ɪz wˈaɪdspɹɛd ænd sᵻvˈɪɹ".