Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting
Supreme Court says defector group's balloon launches don’t harm public interest, finds legal status unjustly revoked
May 5, 2023
Food security remains ‘fragile’ in North Korea but data hard to come by: Report
US-backed food security network says poor water supply and COVID border closures likely making bad situation worse
May 4, 2023
State media review: North Korea marks May Day with Kim praise and cow prizes
An in-depth analysis of workers’ holiday celebrations, new animation episodes and mid-tier housing project coverage
May 4, 2023
US ‘deeply concerned’ about North Korean abductions, human rights violations
Senior official meets Japanese family of kidnapping victims, while Seoul says human rights is key issue for unification
May 4, 2023
North Korea stirs anti-US frenzy with new posters, burns Biden and Yoon effigies
State media reports release of first anti-US and ROK propaganda posters in 5 years as Pyongyang denounces allies’ summit
May 4, 2023
North Korean factory poster urges cyber safety as country’s hacking threat grows
State TV briefly shows poster with cyber terms like 'spyware,' providing glimpse into domestic education on cyberattacks
May 3, 2023
North Korea in April 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from April 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023
May 3, 2023
Timeline: From the US-ROK summit to North Korea’s first solid-fuel ICBM test
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from April 1 - April 30
May 3, 2023
Ally to enemy: A Venezuelan poet’s brutal 7-year ordeal in North Korean prison
Even leftist bona fides did not save Ali Lameda when he angered regime, in case demonstrating its cruelty and paranoia
May 2, 2023
Seoul to join web freedom coalition, as it blocks North Korean content at home
Advocate for open internet says membership in Freedom Online Coalition is at odds with South Korea’s domestic censorship
May 1, 2023
