Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
State media review: North Korea labors to limit ‘aftereffects’ of COVID-19
An in-depth analysis of advice for recovered patients, a congress of Koreans in Japan and nuclear retaliation against US
Local election defeat a reckoning for South Korean liberals on gender issues
Democratic Party has clung to outmoded politics while failing to take stand on social issues, driving away young women
COVID-19 situation in North Korea likely getting ‘worse, not better’: WHO
UN health agency adds that it has yet to receive reliable data from DPRK or response to vaccine offers
Why supporting Taiwan remains a bridge too far for South Korea
Indirect aid would align Seoul with other liberal democracies, but memories of Chinese economic retaliation linger
Ask a North Korean: Do North Koreans go to the dentist?
A defector explains why many must procure their own implants, the growing popularity of teeth whitening and more
North Korea’s claims of COVID victory a thorn in China’s side: Experts
Army of censors works to shield Chinese from news about DPRK’s outbreak as Beijing persists with zero-COVID approach
France open to providing COVID vaccines to North Korea, ambassador to Seoul says
Philippe Lefort tells NK News that Paris considers humanitarian aid separately from human rights and security concerns
Kim Jong Un’s megayachts active on east coast during COVID lockdown: Imagery
North Korean leader’s custom vessels appear to move to private repair dock and may have hosted guests in Wonsan
North Korea’s ventilator imports too little, too late: Medical experts
Chinese trade data shows DPRK imported millions of masks and 1,000 ventilators in April, but no COVID vaccines
North Korea lifts sweeping COVID-19 lockdown in Pyongyang: Sources
NK News understands residents now allowed to leave homes, less than three weeks after lockdown began
