Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Is no news good news in North Korea?
Northerners are blocked from exposure to international news, even in the black market
Songbun and the five castes of North Korea
Source indicates that social classification system has more classes – and criteria – than previously thought
When North Korean women become brides in China
Many women see arrangement, while potentially abusive, as relatively stable
Engagement with North Korea again? Perhaps
A year after the COI report engagement – and the need for it – continues
The N. Korea-Japan abduction issue: prospects for 2015
Expert says report will not be forthcoming, pressure to mount on Abe
The roles of women in North Korea
Women bear the brunt of domestic violence, discrimination and increased workloads in changing society
After the Shin Dong-hyuk affair: Separating fact, fiction
Human rights activists must encourage accurate, honest stories from escapees, not harmful exaggerations
The disturbing case of Shin Eun-mi
Polarized South Korea deports author for 'praising' N. Korea while her attempted murderer fund-raises
Younger N. Koreans increasingly sharing pictures, video between cellphones
Report says video and images, often influenced by S. Korean and Japanese culture, increasingly shared among younger generations
Report seeks celebrity support for N. Korean human rights
Author of rights paper says human rights, weapons programs intricately linked
