State Department offers $3 million for human rights projects in North Korea

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State Department offers $3 million for human rights projects in North Korea

Funding marks a 25% increase from the amount allocated for DPRK human rights projects in January this year

Chad O'Carroll November 24, 2020

State Department offers $3 million for human rights projects in North Korea

NK News

The U.S. Department of State announced up to $3 million in funding for projects relating to North Korean human rights, a roughly 25% increase from the $2.4 million offered in a similar announcement in January this year.

The funding will be provided to organizations that promote "human rights and accountability" in the DPRK during the inaugural year of President-elect Joe Biden's administration.

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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