Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
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
June 1, 2023
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’
May 31, 2023
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
May 31, 2023
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
May 30, 2023
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
May 29, 2023
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
May 29, 2023
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
May 29, 2023
‘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
May 26, 2023
Russian envoy to North Korea says diplomats preparing to leave, cites shortages
Alexander Matsegora throws cold water on rumors of imminent border reopening, decries ‘isolation’ and ‘health problems’
May 26, 2023
1 in 10 North Koreans faces modern slavery, highest prevalence in world: Report
Global Slavery Index finds DPRK to blame for forced labor, human trafficking and other constraints on individual freedom
May 25, 2023
