Human Security / Human Rights

Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea

The deal with Japan and the risks of honesty

N. Korea’s statements on Japanese abductions, though atrocious, have a certain rationale

Scholar’s study raises questions about resettlement, ‘buying’ defectors’ freedoms

What drives Korean evangelical groups' effort to operate conversions within North Korea and among defectors?

Scholar describes how faith-based Korean groups have made defection a ‘religious exodus’ and nationalist goal

Groups use technology to track developments at notorious Camp No. 25, where prisoners do hard labor with no hope of release

Now, as in 2008, the North has too much at stake to give a full accounting for all Japanese abductees

Expert explains how the right to regime survival outweighs any individual right in the DPRK

Literature suggests the right to security outweighs individual freedom in the North

Construction photos of Pyongyang's hallmark Changjon Street apartment reveal numerous structural flaws

N. Korean leadership hopes to show responsibility, reassure populace of building quality and safety