Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Prominent defectors urge Italy, South Korea to protect missing DPRK diplomat
Jo Song Gil's whereabouts remain unknown
North Korea to hold legislative elections on March 10: KCNA
Highly-controlled vote unlikely to bring major change, though may offer hints at changing leadership
South Korea to provide flu treatment supplies to the North: MOU
Delivery will be first of its kind in almost ten years
Locals still “highly vulnerable” after deadly landslides in rural N. Korea: IFRC
Kumchon residents lacked plan for landslides, Red Cross reports, as town continues rebuilding effort
Following his surprise defection, what next for Jo Song Gil?
History suggests the missing diplomat may choose to keep a low profile
North Korean delegation in Cambodia to learn about demining, bomb clearance
Red Cross, police officials in DPRK team express "great interest" in technical exchanges
North Korea in December 2018: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analytic look at the main developments of the November 22-December 31 period
UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights to visit Seoul next week
Tomás Ojea Quintana set to meet with government officials, recent escapees during five-day trip
Senior North Korean diplomat in Italy missing, believed to have defected: NIS
Jo Song Gil previously reported to have fled embassy, "claimed asylum" in Rome
DPRK consultant’s social media activity hints at invasive Chinese interrogation
Michael Spavor listed online on Facebook, Instagram, and Viber in weeks following his detention