Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
Damaging typhoons and the U.S. elections may be an opportunity for Pyongyang and Seoul to connect — or to drift apart
North Korea tested more than 2,700 people for COVID-19 — all results ‘negative’
More than 30,000 people have been put under quarantine in the country, WHO tells NK News
North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts
Streets flooded, buildings damaged in North Korean southwest as Typhoon Bavi forecast to pass by Thursday afternoon
Ask a North Korean: Do rich and poor North Koreans hate each other?
"Those with money view those without it as non-human ... They work those beneath them like slaves."
Kim Jong Un holds meeting on incoming typhoon, urges better COVID-19 plan
Politburo and Executive Policy Council meetings convened in Pyongyang on Aug. 25 as Typhoon Bavi approaches
North Korea issues warnings ahead of Typhoon Bavi’s touchdown in Pyongyang
Typhoon Bavi may bring strength similar to Typhoon Lingling, which displaced more than 6,000 DPRK citizens in 2019
North Korea quietly stops claiming zero COVID-19 cases in the country
From February through July, state media took pride in frequently claiming the country was free of COVID-19
Majority of foreign NGO workers have left North Korea: Sources
Only one NGO now maintaining its presence in the DPRK, source says
Embassies in North Korea are quickly closing down — and that’s a big problem
Temporary withdrawals of Western European diplomats means fewer eyes and ears in Pyongyang for now, and in the future
COVID-19 test kits sent by private South Korean group arrive in North Korea
Delivery made via the Dandong-Sinuiju land route in mid-August
