Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Ethnic Koreans file motion to seize North Korean warship in Japanese court
Most of the ethnic Koreans lured by exaggerated promises have not returned from North Korea, according to experts.
Sun Kim on documenting North Korean women, matchmaking and marriage
‘North South Man Woman’ co-director reflects on intimacy, stereotypes and relationships across cultural divides
North Korea rapidly rebuilding on top of wreckage after severe flash floods
Satellite imagery reveals construction in disaster prone areas at military HQ as authorities keep lid on likely tragedy
Body of suspected 6-year-old North Korean boy found near island
Researchers found traces of a roundworm infection in the body, surmising it may have been a North Korean resident.
Seoul court holds North Korea liable for torture, sexual abuse of defector
Ruling awards Choi Min-kyeong 50 million won for abuses suffered while in detention in DPRK for five months
North Korea slams US over $125M missile sale to South and human rights grants
Pyongyang condemns AIM-9X Sidewinder sale as ‘hostile’ move to fuel instability as Trump continues outreach
Ask a North Korean: What is it like working as a nurse in North Korea?
A defector recalls hospital shortages, patients she could not save and why she ultimately left the profession she loved
Trump’s outreach, Seoul’s dilemma and lessons from decades inside the DPRK
Joon Ha Park talks the latest from Kim Yo Jong, while Mike Chinoy and Kathi Zellweger reflect on famine, aid and change
North Koreans blamed for spike in intestinal worm infections in Russian region
DPRK ‘labor migrants’ responsible for spread of parasitic worms linked to raw fish, Rostov health care watchdog says
State Department seeks $3 million projects to counter North Korean propaganda
The funding comes despite President Trump's push to revive diplomacy with Pyongyang















