A Lost Decade for Human Rights in South Korea

In November 2015 I was invited to be a judge at a debate contest for university students. The topic was whether Kaesong Industrial Complex was helping the human rights situation for average North Koreans. At the end of the day, I heard one of the winners remark that he was proud to have won but he felt it was unfortunate as well; he would have to leave this accomplishment off his resume. Listing his participation in a human rights event would more likely hurt his chances with potential employe