Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Six Americans under investigation for trying to send Bibles, rice to North Korea
South Korean police book US nationals for allegedly trying to float plastic bottles to DPRK from border island
North Korea stages rallies marking Korean War anniversary with anti-US messaging
An in-depth analysis of June 25th events, censoring of South Korean soccer player and wet weather warnings
Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July
Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting
Matchmaking across borders: Documenting North Koreans relationships in the South
Filmmakers Morten Traavik and Sun Kim explore the personal costs of division and defectors’ search for belonging
Female superstars: How North Korean propaganda portrays women in sports
Three decades of media depict increasing agency for female athletes, who still must ultimately sacrifice for the state
North Korean defectors testify about executions, ongoing abuses at Seoul event
Public sessions at UN office are part of effort to update landmark 2014 report on DPRK’s violations of human rights
Seoul resumes processing NGO requests to contact North Korean partners
Six groups have reported plans to reach out for civilian exchange and aid projects, ending freeze under Yoon government
NGO says it may stop anti-North Korea leafleting after new ROK minister calls
Vice unification minister pledges to make efforts to resolve abduction issue amid Seoul’s crackdown on balloon launches
North Korea touts ‘miraculous’ quintuplet birth as vindication of medical system
An in-depth analysis of health care success and failure, criticism of US strategic flexibility and Kim Il Sung’s brother
North Korea’s latest deployment may be a trial for mass labor exports to Russia
6K military workers won’t serve on Ukraine front lines, but the allies are using dispatch to show off strengthened ties
