GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations on Tuesday warned of a deeply institutionalized system of forced labor in North Korea, which in some cases could amount to enslavement, considered a crime against humanity.

In a damning report, the UN's rights office detailed how people in the reclusive and authoritarian country were "controlled and exploited through an extensive and multilayered system of forced labor."

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