Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Kim Jong Un is brutal, nuclear-armed, and there’s little anyone can do about it
Ten more years of Kim means more missiles and more oppression, all at the expense of the North Korean people
71 years later, prisoners of war in North Korea are still waiting to return home
POWs have long been an afterthought in Seoul’s inter-Korean policy, and those still alive are running out of time
Holding to account: UN resolutions on DPRK human rights are not dead letters
While promoting reform is difficult, the UN can pressure North Korea to cooperate by documenting human rights concerns
Enhanced border controls hurtle North Korea into a new information dark age
The COVID crisis has helped authorities justify harsher measures that will likely persist even after the pandemic ends
10 years of Kim Jong Un: Where will North Korea be 10 years from now?
Experts vote on a range of potential scenarios, from crisis and ongoing COVID-19 isolation to economic growth and more
South Korean media consumption top reason for execution in North Korea: Report
Kim Jong Un concerned about public discontent after failing to deliver economic prosperity, expert says
The good, the bad and the memorable of expat life in North Korea
The system is stifling for Koreans and foreigners alike, but human interactions carry one through difficulties
North Korea enacts property law, announces early 2022 assembly session
Supreme People’s Assembly met Tuesday to pass laws on property, construction and transportation, says state media
10 years of Kim Jong Un: What was Washington’s worst decision so far?
Experts vote on Washington’s worst call during Kim Jong Un’s first decade in power
The pandemic is bad news for North Koreans, but not so much for Kim Jong Un
Prying foreign eyes leaving the country, fewer defectors and calls for sanctions relief among benefits for Kim regime
