Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Studying abroad with your family held hostage
Few North Koreans can go to foreign countries at all, and those who do leave family behind as leverage
Children of North Koreans, living between borders
A generation of half-Korean children, denied full legal rights, come of age in China
Is no news good news in North Korea?
Northerners are blocked from exposure to international news, even in the black market
When North Korean women become brides in China
Many women see arrangement, while potentially abusive, as relatively stable
The myth of a sealed China-N. Korea border
Stories of widespread border fencing, and of increased tensions between neighbors, are highly exaggerated
Engagement with North Korea again? Perhaps
A year after the COI report engagement – and the need for it – continues
The real reason North Korea refugees – not defectors – struggle
Those who escape the North are from the less educated, less skilled, less politically engaged class
The roles of women in North Korea
Women bear the brunt of domestic violence, discrimination and increased workloads in changing society
Studying a foreign language you may never use
All North Korean students have to learn a second language, only the privileged classes may put them to use
After the Shin Dong-hyuk affair: Separating fact, fiction
Human rights activists must encourage accurate, honest stories from escapees, not harmful exaggerations
