Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Four months since first approval, shipment of COVID-19 aid enters North Korea
IFRC blames border closures and global shortages of medical equipment for delay
U.S. NGO wins sanctions exemption for North Korea agricultural projects
American Friends Service Committee says work will help to address the "critical issue of food availability" in the DPRK
Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games
Floor covering installed in recent days, imagery shows, as public practices have reportedly increased this month
North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings
All citizens wearing masks, but social distancing absent in visits commemorating founding leader's death
Satellite internet in North Korea: past, present, and future
Despite harsh restrictions, top-down trends will likely spread internet access from the elites to ordinary North Koreans
Activist renounces South Korean police protection from North Korean “threats”
Park Sang-hak, known for controversial leaflet launches, says he no longer wants to be tailed by local law enforcement
Six months since border closures, fears of COVID-19 mount in North Korea
Analysis suggests that the DPRK is likely trying to minimize the spread of existing outbreaks
North Korean schools close one month into new term, sources say
Earlier reports indicated COVID-19 is to blame for ending an already-delayed school year
UK sanctions North Korean state security, police for human rights abuses
Britain slaps asset freezes on DPRK ministries of State Security and People’s Security in first post-Brexit sanctions
North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings
Footage of sanitizing public facilities, other prevention efforts had mostly disappeared from state media in March
