Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Widespread deforestation threatens to leave North Korea buried in the pines
Illegal logging and Chinese timber demand have devastated DPRK forests, posing a possible threat to the regime
Just two North Korean defectors reach South Korea from April to June
Historically-low numbers present challenges to helping the North Korean people, humanitarian workers say
More than 90% of South Koreans think North Korea won’t give up nukes: survey
KINU survey also shows that South Koreans are increasingly indifferent about DPRK issues
North Korea warns of health problems due to ongoing heat wave
Most North Koreans lack access to air conditioning as temperatures reach over 35 Celsius in some regions
North Korean documents suggest economy worse off than previously known
DPRK’s Five-year Economic Strategy suggests country never fully recovered from ‘90s collapse, population has declined
North Korea admits medical supply ‘shortage’ in new United Nations report
Seoul official cautions that latest revelation is not a cry for help from Pyongyang
An interview with Stephen Biegun – NKNews Podcast Ep. 191
The former U.S envoy for North Korea policy discusses what went right -- and wrong -- in Singapore, Hanoi and Stockholm
An interview with Stephen Biegun, former US special envoy to North Korea
From Singapore, Hanoi to Stockholm, Biegun discusses his time as Washington’s lead official on North Korea policy
Kim Jong Un’s young propaganda musicians enjoy access to key Pyongyang palaces
Rich and famous lifestyles feature prominently in music videos as state pushes ideological purity campaign
Congress can set the Biden administration up for success with North Korea
Ending the Korean War would help address the concerns and priorities of many Americans impacted by the ongoing conflict
