Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea
As long as they avoid evangelism, the DPRK's religious NGOs have considerable room to work
Kim Jong Nam’s killing shows that talking to North Korea is pointless
The brutal crime shows that the DPRK is not a normal country
What is life like as a North Korean diplomat in Vietnam?
Defector Han Jin Myung discusses work as a DPRK diplomat - and the difficulties of life in the South
Kim Jong Nam is not the first victim of North Korea’s chemical weapons program
North Korea is long believed to have tested WMDs on political prisoners and the disabled
Is revolution possible in North Korea?
A study of popular uprisings offers some insights into how Kim Jong Un could fall
North Korea’s long, messy history of killing opponents abroad
The DPRK's leaders have frequently targeted dissenters overseas
How life in North Korea differs from life in the USSR
North Koreans traditionally saw their comradely neighbors as freer, richer, and more interesting
Ask a North Korean: Called in for questioning by government officials
"Once they take you away to the prison camp, you are never heard from again"
