Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
South Korea to cut unification ministry budget for first time in five years
Drop in funding for ministry overseeing North Korea due to broader austerity push and fewer defector arrivals
North Korea has up to 5K tons of cyanide and other chemical weapons: Report
US and South Korea must adjust war plans to focus on 'actual' chemical, cyber and nuclear threats, think tanks say
NGOs urge new North Korean human rights envoy to focus on accountability
Open letter calls for Elizabeth Salmón to prioritize victims over engagement, as she visits Seoul for first time in role
The limits to tyranny: Why Kim Jong Un doesn’t actually have absolute power
A range of factors constrain the North Korean leader in practice, despite his supreme authority in principle
Why animal cruelty is commonplace in North Korean popular culture
While violence against humans is rare in DPRK art, films show animals as soulless creatures whose pain does not matter
Otto Warmbier’s family awards North Korean defector $15,000 to study in US
Court previously ruled family should receive seized DPRK assets over son’s death following detention in North Korea
Seoul court fines Kim Jong Un over $100K for North Korean attacks on South
Nine plaintiffs win civil case against regime for role in 2002 Battle of Yeonpyeong
Seoul holds first high-level meeting on North Korean human rights in two years
NGOs say meeting of unification ministry council a step in right direction as situation in DPRK worsens during pandemic
Seoul’s proposal to ditch ban on North Korean media is long overdue
Censorship vastly overemphasizes danger of Pyongyang’s propaganda and is holdover from South Korea’s illiberal past
New photos show scant activity at delayed Pyongyang General Hospital project
Fewer people visible at worksite than in past, though exclusive images confirm exterior appears complete
