Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Read my lips: Don’t believe North Korea’s ‘no taxes’ talk
Officially banned since '74, taxes still hit North Koreans in different forms
Empowering North Korean defectors in the U.S.
Defection to U.S. an entirely different challenge than going to South Korea, ENoK president says
‘Songun’ now fading away in North Korea: Expert
Professor argues that Kaesong Industrial Complex matters less now, may be abandoned by Pyongyang
Korea’s Jeju Massacre: Bringing America’s role to light
S.Korean scholars, activists visit U.S. to call for shared responsibility for massacre on Jeju Island
North Korea never misses chance to bash U.S.
Regime succeeds in making people fearful, despite inroads made by American pop culture
North Korea’s treatment of disabled improving: organization
Government body adopting global standards, rhetoric as state media acknowledges para-athletic accomplishments
Film to document efforts to rescue North Korean refugees
Fly-on-wall style documentary tracks rescue process and humanitarian who undertakes it
Civic vs. Social: How politics holds back Seoul’s North Korean human rights law
Efforts to craft law drags on for a decade, with debate over which rights to prioritize
Author of book on North Korea’s founding addresses Shin controversy
Author emphasizes efforts to make updated version of Shin story available, plus trauma's effect on memory
Volunteer excavators at Korean War massacre site seek govt. support
Investigation team says indifference reflects Seoul government's unwillingness to face past
