Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea in May 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023
Ex-Mongolian leader says he asked to see North Korean prison camps during visit
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj confirms he didn’t meet Kim Jong Un in 2013, stresses need to call DPRK’s ‘bluff’ on human rights
State media review: North Korea says ‘no reason’ it can’t meet with Japan
An in-depth analysis of Pyongyang’s conditions for talks with Tokyo, rice transplanting and Russian volunteer farm labor
UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns
Forecast warns extreme weather may have impacted farming, but does not name DPRK as global ‘hunger hotspot’
What to make of conflicting signs about a North Korean border reopening
Uptick in specific rumors suggests DPRK preparing to eventually end COVID controls, but timing remains in question
Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says
South Korea to decide whether to repatriate body after investigation, as media report man was attempting to defect
285K North Korean children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition: Report
UN study finds growth impairment in DPRK is declining but remains 10 times the rate in South Korea
New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad
Guide from Swiss organization aims to help governments ‘detect and interdict’ DPRK arms sales that violate sanctions
Chinese ambassador thanks North Korea for allowing ‘special’ entry in March
Remark appears to confirm DPRK made one-off exception to COVID controls to allow Wang Yajun to take up post in Pyongyang
‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites
Experts say height and appearance has become a symbol of status and power in DPRK
