Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea’s big year ahead: Will the country emerge from its COVID isolation?
In second of two-part series, NK Pro reporters share predictions about inter-Korean ties, trade, human rights and more
How US humanitarian assistance could break the impasse with North Korea
Decoupling aid from denuclearization can help cool tensions but risks appearing to reward DPRK for flouting sanctions
What China’s reopening means for North Korea’s shuttered tourism industry
Pyongyang likely waiting to see how situation unfolds next door before making a decision on its own border controls
US bans imports from three Chinese firms for using North Korean labor
Customs agency says it began detaining merchandise last month for violating 2017 law against items made by DPRK workers
North Korea’s economic reforms were a wild success. Just ask defectors.
Regime’s aborted experiment with marketization increased food consumption, counter to pessimistic economic assessments
Timeline: From North Korea’s party plenum to sending drones into South Korea
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from December 1 - December 31
North Korea in December 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from December 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
Seoul approves over $4M in private humanitarian aid to North Korea in 2022
South Korea says it approved 12th shipment in December, though DPRK has rejected most assistance during pandemic
Has North Korea moved on from the mass games and its human pixel card stunts?
DPRK has not held mass games in two years, replacing card-flipping kids with video projections at New Year’s Eve concert
Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome
Kim Jong Un’s confrontational stance toward Seoul raises risk of limited inter-Korean conflict in year ahead
