Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea
In the first part of a series, former NGO staffer writes about arriving in the North
Following dip, North Korea cereals imports increased in April
Numbers, however, still reflect a continuing downward trend for DPRK food imports
PUST: Science diplomacy in action, or a future N. Korean “hostage crisis”?
Chancellor Park Chan-mo is optimistic about his school's future, despite imprisonment of colleagues
Time running out to improve North Korean human rights: Ambassador Lee
Post-Presidential elections, S. Korea's human rights ambassador to N. Korea looks forward
Why N. Korea’s human rights situation isn’t improving – and how it could change
Former head of COI discusses information exchange, Kaesong, and why the DPRK is "uniquely worrying"
The 1967 speech that set North Korean totalitarianism in stone
Today marks 50 years since a speech by Kim Il Sung which would define the DPRK forever
Could foreign media break the grip of Pyongyang’s propaganda?
A new book offers illuminating insights into the power of foreign media on everyday North Koreans
The “Do No Harm” principle and its application in North Korea
The concept is central to humanitarianism, but is it applicable to the DPRK?
The humanitarian impact of oil sanctions against North Korea
UN Security Council restrictions on oil to the DPRK would be a disproportionate act risking grave consequences
Why North Korean defectors choose to leave
To really harness the possibilities of defector-based research, we must understand the reasons they come South
