Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Missing North Korean diplomat defected to Seoul last year, lawmakers confirm
Jo Song Gil, the former DPRK chargé d’affaires in Italy who went missing in 2018, now lives in South Korea
Son of border shooting victim says South Korea ‘failed’ to protect his father
The family of a South Korean government worker who was killed by DPRK soldiers calls for evidence of a defection
Destroyed, rebuilt and flooded again: North Korean homes ruined by 2020 typhoons
Flooding in newly-built villages shows pitfalls of North Korea’s rebuilding efforts
North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline
Kim Jong Un criticized construction quality during a visit to the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory in Oct. 2019
Expert roundup: Does North Korea want Biden or Trump to win the 2020 election?
Analysts weigh in on what North Korea is hoping for this November, plus what it will do if either candidate wins
North Korea in Sept. 2020: A month review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Sept. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
North Korean leader laments ‘monotonous’ designs of new homes built after floods
Project in Kimhwa 88 percent complete as original Oct. 10 deadline nears
Timeline: From lethal shooting of South Korean official to Kim Jong Un’s apology
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
North Korea tested 3,374 people for COVID-19 — all results negative, WHO says
Latest update from World Health Organization says that 31,163 have been released from quarantine as of Sept. 17
A ‘warm-hearted father’: Family remembers man killed by North Korean soldiers
The older brother of a South Korean man who was shot and killed on Sept. 22 is demanding answers from the government