Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
UN authorizes €4 million payment to North Korean bank for aid operations
Sanctions committee gives green light for transfer to support country team operations inside DPRK
Toil by day, study at night: work-life balance in Kim Il Sung’s North Korea
The DPRK's founding leader had some unusual theories about social welfare
Why some North Korean defectors choose not to live in the South
Discrimination in the ROK drives some to third countries
New sanctions beginning to have impact in and around N. Korea: sources
Foreign workers returning and businesses in China are shutting down, but effect in-country is mixed
How North Korea turned to terrorism to stop the ’88 Seoul Olympics
When a boycott failed, Pyongyang used bombs to make its point
Line of duty: life as a senior police officer in North Korea
A former major talks crimes, corruption, and how those with good songbun avoid punishment
Law and order: North Korea’s up-to-date Penal Code
The 2015 edition reveals how the DPRK continues to punish political and economic crimes
Crime and punishment: a brief history of North Korea’s penal code
What began as a clone of the Soviet system has developed to uniquely suit the DPRK's circumstances
Why so many North Koreans need to reach third countries to defect
South Korea must press China more to stop refoulement, experts say
The Kanggye explosion: a man-made disaster in North Korea
Up to a thousand are believed to have died in an accident at an important munitions factory
