North Korea rights groups fear their collapse after Musk pushes US funding cuts



News North Korea rights groups fear their collapse after Musk pushes US funding cuts Trump administration’s freeze of NED funds deals a blow to DPRK human rights groups and could be gift for Kim Jong Un Ifang Bremer February 14, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Elon Musk (middle) inside the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump \| Image: The White House The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen funds of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), NK News has learned, imperiling groups working to improve North Korean human rights. The freeze is the latest in a series of financial and political shifts which organizations say could decimate advocacy and aid work related to North Korea. NED, a nonprofit that distributes grants from an annual congressional appropriation through the State Department’s budget, serves as a critical source of funding for many NGOs working on North Korean human rights. The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen funds of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), NK News has learned, imperiling groups working to improve North Korean human rights. The freeze is the latest in a series of financial and political shifts which organizations say could decimate advocacy and aid work related to North Korea. NED, a nonprofit that distributes grants from an annual congressional appropriation through the State Department’s budget, serves as a critical source of funding for many NGOs working on North Korean human rights. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea rights groups fear their collapse after Musk pushes US funding cuts

Trump administration’s freeze of NED funds deals a blow to DPRK human rights groups and could be gift for Kim Jong Un

Ifang Bremer February 14, 2025

North Korea rights groups fear their collapse after Musk pushes US funding cuts

Elon Musk (middle) inside the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump | Image: The White House

The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen funds of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), NK News has learned, imperiling groups working to improve North Korean human rights. The freeze is the latest in a series of financial and political shifts which organizations say could decimate advocacy and aid work related to North Korea.

NED, a nonprofit that distributes grants from an annual congressional appropriation through the State Department’s budget, serves as a critical source of funding for many NGOs working on North Korean human rights.

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