Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
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
Kim Jong Nam’s killing shows that talking to North Korea is pointless
The brutal crime shows that the DPRK is not a normal country
What is life like as a North Korean diplomat in Vietnam?
Defector Han Jin Myung discusses work as a DPRK diplomat - and the difficulties of life in the South
