Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Leaflets are psychological warfare. South Korea was right to ban them.
Citizens can still loudly criticize North Korea, but it’s up to the government to make diplomacy work
Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.
A year has passed since the U.N. deadline, but North Koreans are thought to be stranded or illegally working overseas
Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says
North Korea tells remaining foreign missions they should leave soon, as no relief for staff rotations is planned
UN renews DPRK human rights resolution, raising routine ire from Pyongyang
South Korea did not cosponsor the resolution for the second year in a row, but still supported it in a U.N. meeting
North Korea’s working women just suffered a really hard year
During labor marathons, women breadwinners must abandon the market for state projects — and still tend to the family
Blessing in disguise? Kim Jong Un is using COVID-19 to bolster his control
North Korea's virus prevention measures have given Pyongyang the pretext to clamp down on private market trade
Russia’s embassy in North Korea doubts that Pyongyang bought COVID-19 vaccine
Russia's Embassy in the DPRK said that media reports about Pyongyang buying a vaccine from Moscow are "questionable"
Defiant and dismayed, activists vow to break leaflet law and fight it in court
A day after Seoul passed a bill criminalizing leaflets send-overs to North Korea, opposers prep for constitutional court
It’s not just leaflets. Seoul’s new law is a historic assault on free speech.
The new "anti-leaflet" law insults the constitution and will have a chilling effect on North Korea-related activism
Despite uproar, Seoul passes law that can send North Korea activists to prison
Legal experts and human rights groups worry that the new law is too sweeping and infringes on free speech
