Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea in September 2026: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, 2026
Suspected body of 6-year-old North Korean cremated in South Korea
The cremated remains will be interred at Incheon for 5 years and be presented to family members if they come forward.
Ask a North Korean: What was it like to secretly watch South Korean dramas?
A defector recalls trading banned videos, bribing his way out of crackdowns and questioning life in the DPRK
Russia envoy arrives, DPRK hackers strike and North Korean POWs reach ROK
Anton Sokolin and Shreyas Reddy break down diplomacy, cybercrime and the growing dispute between Seoul and Kyiv
North Korean embassy in China imprisoning suspected defectors: report
North Korea’s ‘transnational repression’ is violating basic rights in China, a human rights group alleged.
ROK demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean POW transfer disclosure
Seoul expresses ‘strong regret’ as Kyiv denies agreeing to keep prisoners’ transfer to South Korea confidential
Lee accuses Ukraine of violating pact by revealing North Korean POW transfer
A ROK official reportedly said the Ukrainian side informed them Zelensky would mention the POWs, but without details
Kenneth Bae on surviving North Korean detention: North Korea Unpacked
Former detainee joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss interrogation, hard labor and broadcasting information into the DPRK
Ukraine sends 2 North Korean POWs to South Korea: Zelensky
Born in 1999 and 2005, the POWs were captured in early 2025 and expressed desire to defect to South Korea
Joseph Kim on why North Korea is changing beyond Kim Jong Un
Defector and policy expert discusses markets, outside information and the social forces reshaping the country from below
