Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea’s economy is in a state of catastrophe, but the issue is decades-old
New data shows that the DPRK’s economic stagnation started much earlier than researchers previously thought
North Korea ordered to pay $2.3 billion for kidnapping, torturing US Navy crew
Eighty-two USS Pueblo crew members were held captive for nearly a year starting in 1968, while one was killed
Russian diplomats exit North Korea on trolleys built for evacuating foreigners
The eight Russian Embassy staff left amid an overall exodus of diplomats and aid workers who were stationed in Pyongyang
US wants to rejoin UN human rights group and investigate North Korea
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for “investigations into abuses in Syria and North Korea”
North Korea’s COVID-19 data has disappeared, but that’s just part of the problem
The DPRK is becoming increasingly mysterious as defectors and in-country foreigners plummet
More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out
The U.N. World Food Program warns that COVID-19-related restrictions may soon put a stop to its North Korea operations
Japan’s back in the North Korea game, but it faces nearly impossible challenges
North Korea’s long-range nuclear threat could overshadow Japan’s other security priorities
North Korean defectors sue South Korean unification minister for defamation
Four defectors filed a criminal defamation complaint against minister Lee In-young on Monday
Biden pressured China on human rights. North Korea could be next on his list.
Experts say that the new U.S. president will be harder on North Korean human rights abuses than his predecessor
‘Presumed North Korean’ caught by South Korean military at inter-Korean border
The man was caught Tuesday morning and a probe is currently underway, Joint Chiefs of Staff says
