Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
How North Korean mining has left a toxic legacy for the country’s people
Satellite imagery shows a lack of safeguards has led to contamination of rivers and soil and endangered human health
UN committee questions China about forced deportation of North Korean women
Advocate says inquiry is sign of UN efforts to hold Beijing accountable for human rights violations against defectors
North Korea continues to persecute tens of thousands of religious believers: US
State Department calls DPRK’s denial of religious freedom ‘absolute,’ highlighting executions, torture and arrests
Helping North Koreans by promoting reform from within – Ep. 289
Joanna Hosaniak discusses the origins and politicization of the DPRK human rights movement and where it should go next
Dandong dispatch: How COVID has reshaped the North Korea border region
Orwellian controls have made Chinese border provinces a less welcoming place for outsiders — especially DPRK defectors
How North Korea wielded the law against violators of pandemic controls
Legislative changes show how regime ramped up punishments as it struggled to bring citizens into compliance with rules
NGO says it sent bottles filled with rice and flash drives into North Korea
Announcement is Keun Saem’s first during pandemic, as ROK organization looks to step up scope and scale of launches
North Korea rails against markets. But its policies show it can live with them.
DPRK authorities did little to curtail flourishing seafood trade for years, only to reverse course during the pandemic
A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’
State TV shows elite middle school using Disney film ‘Frozen’ to teach English, despite crackdowns on foreign media
What the official end of COVID emergency means for North Korea’s border controls
Pyongyang has closely monitored news from WHO, suggesting that downgrading of pandemic could trigger policy changes
