The excerpt is from a un report on human rights violations in north korea.

the gravity, scale, and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world.

–office of the high commissioner for human rights, 2014

which explains why the commission came to this conclusion?

a) it found that north korean officials prevented food, medicine, and other international aid from reaching citizens.

b) it found that north korean officials murdered, starved and tortured thousands of prisoners of war.

c) it found that north korean officials stockpiled weapons and completed nuclear tests in violation of international law.

d) it found that north korean officials murdered, starved and tortured thousands of people in secret prison camps.

D) It found that North Korean officials murdered, starved and tortured thousands of people in secret prison camps.

Explanation:

North Korea is a country in East Asia, located in the northern part of the Korean peninsula. It borders South Korea to the South, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. North Korea claims to be a socialist and democratic state, however, most experts view it as a totalitarian dictatorship. The means of production are state-owned and most services are state-funded. North Korea has also been accused of committing extreme human rights violations. The UN has found that North Korean officials murdered, starved and tortured thousands of people in secret prison camps.

b. the passage of the equal rights amendment  

explanation:

this mean that anything that someone else could do they could do