Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea enjoys favorable weather to start winter farming season: FAO
But UN organization says rain during fall harvest may have led to crop losses, despite good summer growing conditions
Ask a North Korean: How does North Korea fight forest fires?
A defector writes about being mobilized to create firebreaks and how a lack of resources stifles fire response
Lee calls broadcasting info to North Korea ‘foolish’ since everything’s online
Remarks by South Korean president draw criticism from defectors, who stress that few in DPRK can access internet
North Korea sends farming experts to Russia amid push to boost crop production
Trip comes as growing bilateral exchanges reportedly spur a Russian language craze in Pyongyang
North Korean power plant suffered catastrophic failure before opening
Satellite imagery reveals pressure blowout at hydroelectric Tanchon Power Station that has required months of repairs
North Korea marks Mother’s Day by praising those who raise kids for the state
An in-depth analysis of socialist maternity, Kim Jong Un’s gift to a former POW and a sports delegation to Japan
Kim Jong Un opens new power station aimed at fixing rural ‘electricity problem’
North Korean leader says ‘Army-People’ facility will lead Kangwon to ‘affluent life,’ after drawn-out construction
17 South Koreans referred to prosecutors for sending leaflets toward North Korea
Suspects allegedly violated aviation safety laws by trying to float 1,025 balloons with leaflets and Bibles over border
Chinese firm’s donation may be behind new ventilators at North Korean hospitals
Beijing Aeonmed provided $1.4M worth of medical equipment, months before its life-support machines showed up in DPRK
UN committee adopts resolution on North Korean human rights with US support
61 nations, including US and ROK, co-sponsor measure condemning DPRK’s ‘grave’ abuses, which now goes to General Assemby
