Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
IFRC releases $214,500 emergency funds due to North Korea heatwave
Aid organization also deployed emergency teams and 20 water pumps
150 North Korean workers remain in-country, Qatar claims
If accurate, figures would represent the repatriation of 850 workers in last 10 months
North Korea repatriates South Korean citizen at Panmunjom: MOU
34-year-old ROK national alleged to have entered DPRK territory in July
UNSC backs new measures on humanitarian exceptions from North Korea sanctions
New process to streamline process of acquiring exemptions for NGOs, aid agencies
Podcast
Roundtable: war remains, sanctions, and N. Korean movies – NKNews Podcast ep.31
The NK News Seoul team rounds up some of the latest DPRK-related developments
North Korean media calls on population to mobilize for “battle” against heatwave
Rodong Sinmun describes ongoing high temperatures as "natural disaster"
Podcast
What fish prices teach us about the North Korean economy – NKNews Podcast ep.30
Fresh from three weeks in-country, Peter Ward discusses markets and money in the DPRK
NK PRO
Civilians involved in hard manual labor in Samjiyon, photos and testimony reveal
Civilians observed digging foundations for new buildings by hand, source says
Over a year-and-a-half on, no State Department envoy on N. Korean human rights
U.S. law means position may soon have to be filled, however
