Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
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
How the UN in Seoul investigates North Korean human rights
Signe Poulsen talks to NK News about advocacy, making an impact, and holding the DPRK to account
South Korea’s April 19th Revolution: Lessons for North Korea
Why did Kim Il Sung not take advantage of the turmoil in the South?
How should we interpret purges in the North Korean secret police?
The accusation that Kim Won Hong committed "human rights abuses" has roots in communist history
The first North Korean crisis in Malaysia
Years before Kim Jong Nam's death, North Korean agents hatched a plot to wreak havoc in Malaysia
Why North Korean defectors are throwing bottles of rice into the sea
Kim Yong-hwa has sent foods, drugs, and bicycle tubes to North Korea
Reflections on detention: An interview with Merrill Newman
Over three years on from his imprisonment in North Korea's Yanggakdo Hotel, Newman speaks to NK News
True believers: Faith-based NGOs in North Korea
As long as they avoid evangelism, the DPRK's religious NGOs have considerable room to work