Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
How non-defecting border crossers can bring change to North Korea
Labor migrants and others were a major voice for market reform in the DPRK before UN sanctions and COVID controls
Scorched Earth: How climate change could send North Korea up in flames
Decades of satellite data reveal devastating impact of wildfires on country ill-equipped to handle rising temperatures
North Korea’s food and medicine imports jump as country preps for harsh winter
Influx comes as state media calls for farmers to boost rice production and warns citizens of flu and COVID-19 risks
Nukes protect kids, North Korea says after introducing Kim Jong Un’s daughter
Report suggests DPRK leader publicly introduced daughter to emphasize justification for WMD development
South Korean textbook to refer to North Korea as ‘regime,’ not ‘government’
Change consistent with conservative administrations’ efforts to portray DPRK as ‘evil,’ expert says
North Korea to UN: Politicizing climate action like ‘gambling’ with world’s fate
Official takes aim at major polluters at COP27 as DPRK seeks to combat rising temperatures and obtain development help
North Korea says Seoul backing UN human rights bill to distract from crowd crush
UN passes resolution condemning DPRK human rights violations as South Korea co-sponsors for first time in four years
Hand-sculpted towers rise up around North Korea’s ‘hotel of doom’ — in photos
Rare ground-level images reveal makeshift construction techniques still used on elite projects in central Pyongyang
Almost all North Koreans now have access to cellular networks, report finds
38 North says ‘ubiquitous’ mobile phones form basis for private economy but allow government to track users’ every move
North Korea the world’s most corrupt country for 3rd straight year: Report
Kim Jong Un’s anti-corruption drives more about securing his own power rather than draining the swamp, expert says
