Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Where do the majority of North Korean defectors come from?
75% of all escapees in the South are from just two provinces
North Korean cereal imports from China remain high in August
Higher imports could be linked to poor yields from drought-stricken staple crops
What do the two Koreas mean to third-country born children?
More than 50% of defector schoolchildren are now of third-country origin
Why two North Korean defectors want to go back
Kwon Chol Nam and Kim Ryon Hui hope to return to their lives in the North
How the U.S.’s North Korea travel ban politicizes humanitarian aid
The need for State Department approval of aid projects risks undermining NGO independence
North Korea doubles cereal imports from China in July
Following reports of drought, imports at highest monthly levels in three years
Fight the power: A rare student protest in North Korea
How the Cultural Revolution inspired a short-lived student rebellion in Pyongyang
Banned from both Koreas: How one American lost all access to the peninsula
Shin Eun-mi has attracted criticism - and praise - for her regular trips to the DPRK
New U.S. sanctions against the DPRK: A North Korean perspective
MFA researcher argues that aim of U.S. measures is regime change, not denuclearization
Moon’s five year plan for “peace and prosperity” in Korea, a summary
From plans for major economic cooperation with the North to denuclearization in four years, Seoul has an ambitious strategy
