Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech displays striking lack of new economic ideas
North Korea is prioritizing central control, rolling back reforms in ways that hurt markets and economic autonomy
Piranhas, purges and porn: The worst rumors of Kim Jong Un’s decade in power
Hearsay and misinformation on North Korea routinely circulates as news, warping perception of the country
Trouble a-brewin’: Overlooked North Korea developments set to boil over in 2022
Missile launches stole spotlight, but nuclear reactor restart, food problems and other issues don’t bode well for future
Humanitarian aid for North Korea dwindles to lowest level on record: Data
Donors have committed just $15.4 million in 2021 as DPRK’s COVID isolation impedes efforts to help the most vulnerable
Seoul approves three new requests to send nutrition-related aid to North Korea
South Korea has now greenlit 11 aid shipments this year, though delivery is unlikely due to DPRK’s border restrictions
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans like to go camping?
Travel restrictions mostly rule out leisure camping, but there are other ways people spend time in the great outdoors
A diplomat’s life: Parting advice for those going to work in North Korea
Foreigners must learn to accept the political system but remain critical, while caring for their own mental health
3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return
Christmas marks tragic milestone since Kim Jong-uk’s arrest, with at least six South Koreans still detained in the DPRK
Christmas in Pyongyang: How devout tourists can worship in North Korea
Visitors are not banned from attending church services or carrying a Bible, but proselytizing is strictly off-limits
North Korea creates new foodstuff ministry as it hastens to address food crisis
Evidence suggests DPRK may have reorganized ministries last year to deal with consequences of COVID border restrictions
