Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea wants women to bear children for the motherland. They aren’t.
The DPRK’s fertility rate is sliding down and its population aging despite the state’s pro-natalist policies
The week in North Korean state media: A review of Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
An analytical look at the latest hypersonic missile test, possible changes to COVID-19 controls and more
UN food program unable to provide aid to hungry North Koreans since March 2021
World Food Program says DPRK’s pandemic measures remain ‘key challenge,’ as country appears to face food shortages
Disgraced ex-president uses North Korea issues to rebrand as champion of freedom
Park Geun-hye’s team picked several letters from defectors praising the former South Korean leader for bestselling book
North Korea hints at more ‘advanced’ COVID policy after years of tight controls
State media says policy to be ‘people-oriented’ and less reliant on regulations, but offers few specifics
Unification ministry refutes report that 771 defectors have fled South Korea
Seoul says fraction of that number has emigrated to third country, amid concerns over North Korean defectors’ well-being
UNICEF says aid has cleared North Korea quarantine, on its way for distribution
The items were released after being stuck in DPRK port city for more than two months of quarantine
The week in North Korean state media: A review of Dec. 28 to Jan. 6
An analytical look at the party plenum, hypersonic missile launch, new cartoons from a sanctioned studio and more
North Korean defectors struggle most with work, education, mental health: Survey
Unification ministry finds many experience ‘emotional and psychological’ difficulties living in South Korea
4 flights, 63 defectors and 670K barrels of oil: North Korea’s 2021 in numbers
Data tells the story of a year in which DPRK retreated even further inward as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on
