Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. North Korean Defectors Call on Biden to Focus on Human Rights Hyun Suk Kim As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, North Korean defectors living throughout the United States expressed hope that his administration would place North Koreans' human rights above Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and deal forcefully with leader Kim Jong Un. .