Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Joel Wit: An inside look at US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy
Former US negotiator reflects on missed chances, secret talks and whether Washington ever truly understood Pyongyang
US working to appoint new special envoy for North Korean human rights: Rubio
Secretary of state says Washington will fill position as required by law, despite not doing so in Trump’s first term
Rare UN meeting spotlights North Korea’s human rights abuses, support for Russia
Activists and defectors condemn regime for contributing to global instability, as DPRK dismisses critics as ‘scum’
North Korean university delegation visits Russia to discuss ways to boost ties
Heads of 10 DPRK schools to attend forum in Vladivostok, while envoy says high-level exchanges likely later this year
Experts decry rights violations from North Korea’s troop dispatch to Ukraine war
At Seoul event, ex-ICC chief calls for indicting Kim Jong Un for war crimes, but some doubt criticism will induce change
Foreigners conspicuously absent as North Korea kicks off spring trade fair
An in-depth analysis of a not-so-international expo, rice farming appeals, criticism of Japan’s missile plans and more
Security Council hears testimony about North Korean abductions during Korean War
South Korean woman whose father went missing calls for action to hold DPRK accountable for ‘ongoing crime’
Number of North Korean defectors in South’s public sector hits record high
Seoul says 211 escapees working in government and administrative roles, calling them critical for reunification
How North Korean literature celebrates the ‘hidden heroes’ of everyday life
Immanuel Kim and Benoit Berthelier discuss their anthology of DPRK short stories and distinguishing propaganda from art
How a new film imagines a North Korean defector’s life in the gay community
Director Park Joon-ho discusses how he came to tell a story about the intersection of two marginalized groups
