Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
DPRK-China trade inches up in July, but experts say normalization still far off
Overall trade volume remains a fraction of pre-pandemic levels, despite jump in exports to PRC
COVAX offers almost 3 million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to North Korea
WHO representative to DPRK says country could successfully manage vaccine rollout with ‘adequate’ support
The strange case of the Japanese man who chose to stay in North Korea
Captured decades ago, Takeshi Terakoshi still lives in Pyongyang with his North Korean wife and kids
EXCLUSIVE: DPRK-linked ships move illicit coal to China for ‘humanitarian aid’
UN Panel of Experts investigates possible ‘coal for food’ program as economy, agriculture face crises in North Korea
Germany wins sanctions exemption to send COVID test equipment to North Korea
UN grants 9-month window for ‘export of medical equipment for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the DPRK’
North Korea may soon receive textbooks, medical equipment from US-based NGO
Group plans to send South Korean medical equipment to Pyongyang hospital after UN extends another sanctions waiver
North Korea reports no COVID cases amid rumblings of humanitarian aid
DPRK tells WHO it tested 693 people as UNICEF renews sanctions exemption for medical assistance
Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea
Sanctions exemption extended for UN agency to send millions of dollars of medical and other aid to DPRK
Amid food crisis, North Korea promotes elite homes with too much to eat
Children should never skip breakfast and stop using computers and phones late into the night, state TV says
Chinese court sentences DPRK consultant Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison
Ottawa condemned the ruling against the Canadian citizen for its lack of 'fairness and transparency'