Human Security / Human Rights
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UN Command says North Korean trash balloons breach armistice, international law
Military force condemns DPRK for sending ‘feces and contaminants’ over border, but doesn’t mention launches from ROK
Why the US seeks dialogue with North Korea on human rights – Ep. 344
Julie Turner discusses her work as US envoy on DPRK human rights and how the global community can help North Koreans
Seoul weighs increased support for North Korean children born in third countries
Unification ministry says its reviewing policies for growing defector population that has often fallen through cracks
At site of kidnapping, ROK demands North Korea repatriate abducted students
‘My only wish is to see my son's face before I die,’ mother says at dedication of memorial to victim taken in 70s
Ask a North Korean: Does North Korea really carry out public executions?
A defector writes about witnessing someone sentenced to death and why the regime ‘kills the chicken to warn the monkey’
20 years since last summit, North Korea-Japan ties still vexed by same concerns
Abductee issue has been insurmountable since Junichiro Koizumi and Kim Jong Il met, but hopes persist for third summit
South Korea cracks down on viral North Korean song praising Kim Jong Un
Ban on ‘Friendly Father’ music video under Cold War-era law is excessive and undermines democratic freedoms, experts say
Ask a North Korean: What is forced labor like in North Korea?
A defector writes about being forced to work even as an elementary school student and the trauma it left him with
North Korean nuke scientists are ‘slaves’ of regime’s weapons programs: Report
Study finds scientists and engineers face unsafe conditions that violate human rights and are not just privileged elite
North Korea’s U-17 women’s soccer team qualifies for World Cup with dominant run
Blowout of South Korea and 1-0 victory over China set stage for face off against Japan in Asian Cup final
