Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea tests 667 more people for COVID, reports no positive cases
The DPRK has now tested 40,700 people in total, as Kim Jong Un demands 'flawlessness' in anti-epidemic measures
North Korea in September 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from September 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021
Timeline: From North and South Korean missile tests to offer to resume hotlines
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from September 1 to September 30
Pyongyang’s newest skyscraper and giant housing construction projects, in photos
Deadline for North Korea's 10,000 home project moved up, state media suggests, as capital continues to see changes
Total tested for COVID-19 in North Korea exceeds 40,000
DPRK has yet to report a single case as it stresses ‘even a tiny failure is not tolerable’ in epidemic prevention
NGOs call for ‘whitelist’ to facilitate UN sanctions exemptions: PoE
Humanitarian groups tell Panel sanctions and COVID impeding aid, citing difficulties with funding and bank transactions
A diplomat’s life: The pleasures of retail therapy in the North Korean capital
A former diplomat in Pyongyang recounts the realities of shopping in the city and the propaganda purpose of many stores
Defector-author Jang Jin-sung cleared of suspicion over alleged rape, police say
Police will not forward case to prosecutors, citing insufficient evidence
On Chuseok, Koreans pray for their loved ones across the border in North Korea
As others visited family, those who can’t because of the Koreas' division gathered to remember long-lost relatives
Moon Jae-in again calls for formal end to Korean War in speech at UN
ROK leader asks for US and Chinese support, as Biden says US seeks 'tangible commitments' for denuclearization
