Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Ask A North Korean: What is the function of the state run daily Rodong Sinmun?
A defector describes what he learned from reading the newspaper every day and how it differs from South Korean dailies
South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond
Seoul moves ahead with unclaimed body procedures following silence from DPRK despite multiple repatriation offers
August 5, 2025
Pyongyang sends prosecutors to Russia a year after inking deal on tackling crime
State media confirmed working-level trip as both sides expand legal and security ties under 2024–2026 deal
August 5, 2025
Police investigating North Korean defector for aiding Pyongyang’s secret police
Authorities say woman in her 70s may have aided North Korea’s anti-state activities by leaking data on fellow escapees
August 4, 2025
North Korea in July 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025
August 1, 2025
North Korea issues heat advisories as mercury soars in wake of monsoon rains
An in-depth analysis of extreme heat, fish farming in rice paddies and criticism of US-Japan ‘nuclear alliance’
August 1, 2025
Leaflet liberation: How scraps of paper stirred a North Korean soldier to defect
Ryu Seong-hyeon risked death to cross DMZ, crediting his political awakening to info campaigns that Seoul seeks to stop
August 1, 2025
North Korean who crossed inter-Korean border recently intended to defect: Seoul
Investigation confirms first defection across DMZ in a year following report that man faced workplace bullying in DPRK
July 31, 2025
Summer storms damaged new North Korean homes, may have impacted nuclear site
Satellite imagery shows mudslides and swollen rivers throughout DPRK’s northwest, despite lack of state media coverage
July 30, 2025
South Korean NGOs welcome Seoul’s move to allow contact with North Korea
Over 60 civic groups stress need to push forward cooperation after facing restrictions under previous administration
July 30, 2025
