Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
WHO, UNICEF receive approval to send disaster and vaccine aid to North Korea
UN grants sanctions exemption for delivery of over $170K in supplies, even as DPRK continues to shut out aid groups
April 19, 2024
The North Koreans who made their mark in South Korea’s soccer league
Japan-born ethnic Koreans have won support of ROK fans despite also playing for the DPRK national team
April 19, 2024
Missionary group pushed North Koreans to take faith class as condition of rescue
Caleb Mission featured in film ‘Beyond Utopia’ says it asks those it helps to agree to filming and attend 3-month class
April 18, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What is North Korea like for people with disabilities?
A defector shares how her father carried her paraplegic mother on his back to escape injustices in DPRK
April 18, 2024
The ups and downs of negotiating with North Koreans – Ep. 338
Retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Trimble recounts his work engaging with DPRK officers at Panmunjom
April 17, 2024
Kim Jong Un debuts new song praising himself at grand opening of housing project
Bombastic ceremony for 10K-home street in capital comes amid efforts to boost North Korean leader’s personality cult
April 17, 2024
US indicts ex-North Korean diplomat for conning American banks to smuggle goods
Ri Myong Ho faces 20 charges for alleged money laundering and other crimes while working at DPRK Embassy in Thailand
April 17, 2024
How North Korea exploited the tragic Sewol ferry sinking for anti-ROK propaganda
State media has run thousands of articles on disaster to portray South Korea as dangerous place with incompetent leaders
April 16, 2024
How extremist North Korean refugees inflicted terror during a massacre in South
A group of young landowners who fled Soviet rule helped to brutally suppress alleged communists on Jeju Island
April 15, 2024
Book review: Photos that aim to show real North Korea behind nuclear posturing
‘Picturing the DPRK’ offers a sympathetic look at DPRK life but sometimes omits context needed to understand country
April 15, 2024
