Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia
Expect northern Koreans to take a Russian or Japanese – not a German – attitude toward the past
N. Korean ‘abduction manual’ leaked: Tokyo Shimbun
Manual's South Korean-style spellings raise questions, but may be part of acclimation process
Imagining N. Korea’s secret police post-unification
With no practical way of dealing with security, military officials, discontent looks likely
Let them eat rice: North Korea’s public distribution system
‘90s-era collapse of the Communist Bloc left a void, filled by markets and PDS nostalgia
Doubts surface about N. Korea ‘missionary spies’ intel program
Humanitarian, intelligence experts question logistics, little-known charity behind allegedly DOD-backed scheme
North Korean food imports down again in August
Despite long-running drought, overall food situation appears similar to previous years
On N. Korea by N. Koreans: The Rimjin-gang model
Guerrilla journalism approach involves trusting insiders who can get the story, but who may also disappear
Defections and North Korea’s media blackout
Missing persons are rarely discussed openly, unless condemnations have propaganda value
Misconception North Korea: The missing shades of gray
Seven former and current residents of Pyongyang discuss the most common misconceptions about life in North Korea
Last of its kind: The Workers’ Party of Korea keeps the Leninist model alive
In North Korea, like its Leninist/Stalinist forbearers, the party is designed to encompass all authority
