Group shines new light on public executions in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea - As a boy of about 9 or 10, Kang Chun Hyok waded between grown-ups' legs and made his way to the front of a crowd of hundreds assembled near a brick factory in his hometown, not far from North Korea's border with China.
Six soldiers aimed their rifles at the condemned man, who looked like he could barely walk. Each fired three shots, and then it was over. The man's crime: stealing copper wires from power lines, a state property.
"I was curious, and wanted to pick
