This file photo, provided by the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea on Dec. 1, 2016, shows a satellite image of a political prison camp in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, taken Jan. 18, 2003 ...
TOKYO — A senior North Korean diplomat who defected two years ago painted a grim picture of life in the hermit kingdom Thursday as he described his disillusionment and escape from the totalitarian ...