Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
What North Korean defectors think of president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol
Some in defector community welcome Yoon’s policy ideas on human rights, while emphasizing need for pragmatic approach
A Swiss mountain lover explores North Korea’s peaks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 227
Beat Hachler discusses his project to capture stories about how North Koreans relate to the country’s topography
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to vote for the first time in South Korea?
Joshua Kim explains the DPRK’s electoral process and why voters there don’t really have a choice
Yoon lays out plans for Seoul to ‘lead’ North Korea sanctions implementation
President-elect promises major departures from Moon administration in release outlining foreign policy priorities
North Korea says it’s testing workers who handle imported cargo for COVID-19
News follows huge increase in testing last month and January restart of train trade with China
North Korean COVID-19 testing skyrockets more than tenfold: WHO
Expert says huge increase in samples tested may be tied to Kim Jong Il birthday celebrations
Ruble to rubble: Fiscal freefall cuts into pockets of North Koreans in Russia
Experts say financial turmoil due to sanctions against Russia will squeeze DPRK laborers, who are unable to return home
‘Dark fleet’ continues to fish North Korean waters, though numbers drop: Report
UN Panel of Experts says over 400 foreign vessels engaged in illegal fishing in DPRK waters in second quarter last year
Election primer: What Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung think about North Korea
Winner of Wednesday’s presidential election poised to shape inter-Korean policy for years to come
State media review: North Korea calls out forestry units for not planting trees
An in-depth analysis of Tree-planting Day, a call to dismantle the UN Command and rural farm volunteers
