Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Tuberculosis cases trigger mandatory treatment of North Korean workers in Russia
Court documents provide a peek at early DPRK labor migration, raising concerns over workers’ living conditions in Russia
June 29, 2026
US lawmakers aim to renew bill supporting defectors, aid to North Korea
The Senate bill would require sanctions against Chinese officials involved in repatriating North Korean defectors
June 26, 2026
Ask a North Korean: What does a ‘hometown’ mean to a defector?
An escapee recalls the taxi ride, train station goodbye and family trauma that turned departure into permanent loss
North Korea’s abductions are ‘state-sponsored kidnapping,’ US ambassador says
Amb. Mike Waltz urged Pyongyang to resolve decades-old Japanese abductee cases during symposium with families
June 25, 2026
Nordwind Airlines partners with IT firm to train North Korean airline staff
The move comes as Air Koryo and Nordwind reach an agreement for facilitating ticket sales
June 25, 2026
Russia sends Ebola testing kits to North Korea amid new Africa outbreak
The shipment of an unspecified quantity of test kits comes amid wide-ranging health care cooperation between the allies
June 25, 2026
North Korea tightens control of local market prices since pandemic: report
Marketplaces widely set their own prices until around 2020, a journalist said
June 24, 2026
Ambassador recall, remote work scams and the lives of North Korea’s elites
Shreyas Reddy talks tensions with UK, while author Jieun Baek explains why DPRK elites can be privileged but powerless
June 23, 2026
North Korea marks 2nd anniversary of mutual defense pact with Russia
A recap of everything in state media, from criticism of Ukrainian ‘neo-Nazis’ and World Cup coverage to Disability Day
June 19, 2026
Ask a North Korean: How does DPRK society view people with disabilities?
A defector writes about prejudice toward wounded veterans, and the desperate choices that parents face
