Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea’s rural housing push expands nationwide, adding 20K homes in 2023
NK Pro finds fourfold increase in village openings, with new neighborhoods in nearly every city and county
January 12, 2024
Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics
Park Choong-kwon went from studying missiles in DPRK to working at Hyundai Steel and advising the South’s ruling party
January 12, 2024
North Korea has executed citizens for violating COVID rules: Report
Defector testimony appears to be first evidence of executions since DPRK stipulated death penalty for serious violations
January 11, 2024
Predicting 2024: Why Kim Jong Un will meet Xi and Putin, but keep borders shut
In second of two-part series, NK Pro forecasts North Korean labor exports, tourism restart, rejection of aid and more
January 11, 2024
Predicting 2024: Why the writing is on the wall for an inter-Korean border clash
In first of two-part series, NK Pro forecasts the biggest North Korea developments in the year ahead
January 10, 2024
Lack of funding scuppered North Korean Red Cross’ plans in first half of 2023
Report points to problems transferring cash due to border closures, as expert says fundraising will only get harder
January 9, 2024
Ask A North Korean: Do North Koreans celebrate Western holidays?
A defector writes about her memories of festivities in the DPRK and her first experience of Valentine’s Day
Kim Jong Un visits ‘model’ chicken farm, orders similar one be built within year
Kim, who was accompanied by his daughter, previously called poultry industry backward and in dire need of upgrades
January 8, 2024
North Korea fires more than 60 rounds of artillery near Northern Limit Line: JCS
Seoul says firing into maritime zone where ‘hostility is prohibited’ threatens peace on peninsula
January 6, 2024
How South Korea’s Security Council stint could exacerbate North Korea issues
Some fear Seoul will use role to deny sanctions exemptions or derail diplomacy, though others predict little impact
January 5, 2024
