Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Timeline: From North Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak to summits and missiles galore
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 - May 31
The extraordinarily normal life of a North Korean woman from a rural town
Move from countryside to career to housewife typifies apolitical path of majority that rarely questions DPRK society
US should enlist China and Russia to provide COVID aid to North Korea: Expert
Troy Stangarone cites what medical experts say is risk dangerous variants could emerge from unchecked outbreak in DPRK
Vehicles return to Pyongyang streets as rest of North Korea remains locked down
Satellite imagery shows traffic near normal levels in capital, as state media remains silent on lifting of restrictions
State media review: North Korea labors to limit ‘aftereffects’ of COVID-19
An in-depth analysis of advice for recovered patients, a congress of Koreans in Japan and nuclear retaliation against US
Local election defeat a reckoning for South Korean liberals on gender issues
Democratic Party has clung to outmoded politics while failing to take stand on social issues, driving away young women
COVID-19 situation in North Korea likely getting ‘worse, not better’: WHO
UN health agency adds that it has yet to receive reliable data from DPRK or response to vaccine offers
Why supporting Taiwan remains a bridge too far for South Korea
Indirect aid would align Seoul with other liberal democracies, but memories of Chinese economic retaliation linger
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans go to the dentist?
A defector explains why many must procure their own implants, the growing popularity of teeth whitening and more
North Korea’s claims of COVID victory a thorn in China’s side: Experts
Army of censors works to shield Chinese from news about DPRK’s outbreak as Beijing persists with zero-COVID approach
