Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea
Is imprisoned American hostage, criminal or bargaining chip?
Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?
Academic says rates of preventable diseases in the North are dropping
How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2
A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future
Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?
New theory emerges about David Sneddon's summer 2004 disappearance
Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans
Thousands of Koreans once escaped China for DPRK, but situation reversed in 1990s
Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans
Status of Russian-Koreans changed as DPRK-USSR relations fluctuated
Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans
Once a valued source of hard currency, repatriates from Japan have fallen on hard times
‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis
"Fear and isolation are the main reasons for the North to keep those they distrust in camps" - Geir Helgesen
Exclusive: Inside the N. Korean court that tried Kenneth Bae
Behind the scenes at North Korea's highest legal institution where Americans go for sentencing
Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?
Their role as breadwinners and the need to make money pushes N. Korean women towards China