Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
How North Korean police corruption became essential to the growth of markets
Businesspeople pay bribes to police in order to create the space necessary for them to buy, sell and trade their wares
North Korea buys thousands more ventilators, hinting at untold COVID suffering
Import of medical equipment from China appears at odds with state media claims of only 75 deaths from 5 million cases
Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans stay cool in the summer heat?
Special foods and solar-powered fans are common remedies, and even soldiers will take siestas on hottest days
US recovers half million dollars stolen by North Korean hackers from hospitals
Justice Department links attack on medical centers in Kansas and Colorado to DPRK’s Maui ransomware campaign
North Korea makes US human trafficking blacklist for third straight year
DPRK one of 11 countries named as state sponsor of forced labor and trafficking in annual State Department report
Two more children found dead in waters near North Korean border
Authorities say it’s unclear whether bodies floated from DPRK, though 6-month-old baby had not received ROK vaccinations
This time, China likely won’t care (much) about a North Korean nuclear test
Beijing has pressured Pyongyang in past, but changed situation suggest seventh test may even serve China’s interests
Seoul to appoint first North Korea human rights envoy in five years
Foreign ministry’s intended nominee has expertise in multilateral diplomacy but limited background in DPRK human rights
North Korean defector numbers on pace to hit record low in 2022: Data
Seoul says COVID border controls make it difficult to escape DPRK, with just eight reaching ROK in second quarter
How Sweden created a safe space for North Korea talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 245
Ambassador Jakob Hallgren discusses the 2018 summitry and Stockholms role in diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
