A U.S. independent government commission for religious freedom said Monday North Korean people are perhaps the least free on earth, barely surviving under a regime that denies basic human dignity. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in its third annual report that by all accounts, there are no personal freedoms of any kind in North Korea, and no protection for human rights. The report said religious freedom does not exist, and what little religious activity that is permitted by the government is apparently staged for foreign visitors. After a comprehensive study of human rights conditions in North Korea, the commission issued 13 recommendations, urging the U.S. government and congress to take initiatives against human rights abuses in North Korea.