Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea releases an additional 1710 people from quarantine
News comes as DPRK appears increasingly confident that "super-special" measures against COVID-19 are working
The giant’s miniature garden: Masayuki Aramaki’s Pyongyang odyssey
The Japanese filmmaker has been to North Korea 35 times, meticulously capturing daily life. Why does he keep going back?
Ask a North Korean: How are disabled people treated in North Korea?
"You are looked down on and subject to harsh treatment if you were born with a physical disability"
North Korea partially relaxes quarantine restrictions on resident diplomats
New rules a "relief," though diplomatic work remains severely limited, Russian embassy says
10 million North Koreans “urgently require” food assistance: UN report
Dry weather persisted throughout the first half of 2019, says WMO, despite Kim Jong Un's claim of a "bumper harvest"
State Department condemns North Korea’s “significant” human rights abuses
State Department report follows UN condemnation of human rights abuses in DPRK
Annual Pyongyang film festival postponed by a month, organizers say
Pyongyang International Film Festival (PIFF) now set to take place in October for reasons that remain unclear
How landmine removal on the Korean peninsula could help build much-needed trust
The DMZ and surrounding areas are covered with nearly a million landmines — getting rid of them must be a priority
North Korean government may be guilty of crimes against humanity: UN official
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights "seeking to identify those most responsible" for abuses against DPRK prisoners
North Korea risking “huge economic loss” with coronavirus measures: state media
Uriminzokkiri hails ruling party's "super special quarantine measures" against novel coronavirus
