Human Security / Human Rights
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Peace with North Korea trumps free speech: potential ROK presidential candidate
Lee Jae-myung doubles down on support for DPRK engagement as poll pegs him a popular choice for president
How the North Korean dinner table transformed under Kim Jong Un
Demand for meat in the country suggests an increasingly sophisticated food economy
Activist files criminal complaint against Moon for ‘siding with’ North Korea
Defector-activist Park Sang-hak accuses Moon Jae-in of “abusing authority” and “aiding” Pyongyang
North Korea in regular contact about COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Gavi says
North Korea’s Ministry of Public Health consulting with international agencies, according to spokesperson
UN approves North Korea sanctions exemption for COVID-19 testing kits
A Singapore-based humanitarian organization will have nine months to transfer the items
It’s time for rhetoric to reflect reality: North Korea sanctions don’t work
Research shows that sanctions are an ineffective means to an end for foreign policy
North Korea claims zero confirmed COVID-19 cases while facing vaccine delays
North Korea is expecting 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, but faces ongoing delays amid a surge of cases in India
North Korea stuck waiting for millions of COVID-19 vaccines
A ‘global supply shortage’ and severe COVID outbreak in India have delayed vaccine shipments to the DPRK
Activist’s office raided after alleged anti-North Korea leaflet launch
Park Sang-hak claimed to have launched 500,000 leaflets last week in defiance of the new anti-leaflet law
In the first few years of life, 1 in 5 North Korean kids suffer stunted growth
Multiagency report suggests that the COVID-19 may be worsening malnutrition of young children