Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Why sending overseas North Korean workers home won’t improve human rights
"Sending these workers back home is not going to improve their lives, or buy us their understanding"
What happens when Americans get arrested in North Korea?
Former American detainee reveals new details of his captivity, showing what others can expect
Why human rights organizations stand behind the UN Office in Seoul
Criticism is harmful to broader North Korean human rights movement
Indoctrination, finances motivate N.Korean defectors to attend rallies
North Koreans frequently favor conservative ideas, but resettlement process often pushes them to
Four North Koreans’ great Bulgarian escape
For 4 exchange students in Eastern Europe, de-Stalinization was not just an intellectual challenge
In North Korea it’s no trousers or tank tops allowed
Women in the North face a number of rules, inconsistently applied, but nonetheless bothersome
Why North Koreans turn to the church, and why they leave
North Korean can't stop curiosity about Christianity – but philandering pastors certainly can
N.Korean sanctions and ‘loyalty’ work
Sanctions have unexpected effects as the regime makes up for lost cash through slave labor
The Kim family’s code of silence: Speaking up can be dangerous
Speaking out, as some of Kim Jong Un's family members recently did, can cost people their lives
A Russian crosses the line: A different kind of North Korean defection
1984 incident remains one of most bloody in history of two Koreas’ only meeting point
