Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Next steps for North Korea: Will the DPRK reopen its borders in 2024?
Survey finds most experts expect partial reopening for only allies or embassies, as hardliners push to maintain control
December 21, 2023
State media review: Young North Koreans gift rocket launchers and buses to state
An in-depth analysis of student forced labor, remembrances of Kim Jong Il, praise for an ICBM launch and more
December 21, 2023
UN condemns North Korean human rights abuses for 19th straight year
General Assembly resolution echoes past criticism, while stressing plight of women and links to international security
December 21, 2023
Hairy business: Wigs once again drive up North Korea-China trade in November
DPRK continues to import hair to make wigs, while purchasing millions in foodstuffs and selling raw materials
December 20, 2023
North Korea enjoys bumper harvest on back of good weather in 2023: Report
Seoul estimates crop output increased by 6%, potentially easing food insecurity after recent famine concerns
December 18, 2023
North Korea-China trade spikes to 4-year high as trucks and trains cross daily
Both imports and exports surge in November as DPRK slowly emerges from extended isolation during pandemic
December 18, 2023
Kim Jong Un marks 12th anniversary of father’s death
Makeup of leader’s entourage during memorial service hints at recent promotions and possible purge, expert says
December 17, 2023
North Korean defector arrested in Vietnam faces repatriation to China: Activists
Justice for North Korea says 38-year-old woman was arrested last month, accusing Seoul of doing little to help her
December 15, 2023
North Korea wants more Russian tourists to visit, Far East officials say
Primorsky Krai says DPRK proposed new rail, sea and air routes between countries, after delegation returns from visit
December 15, 2023
State media review: North Korea releases white paper on US human rights ‘abuses’
An in-depth of analysis of a defense of DPRK’s human rights record, a new mask factory and waterway and more
December 14, 2023
