May 13, 2024

Human Security / Human Rights

Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea

Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang

Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang

"Watching Pyongyang’s misery on TV make it clear that my soul remains in that land"

Ask a North Korean: Meet Ji Min from Pyongyang
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang September 11, 2013
NK Media Watch – Sept 4 to 10

NK Media Watch – Sept 4 to 10

Repair work after damaging floods, the 65th anniversary of the DPRK's foundation and the conclusion of the women's soccer championship

NK Media Watch – Sept 4 to 10
Matthew McGrath September 11, 2013
North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity

North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity

Long persecuted, Christians in the North now have ‘official’ churches, catacomb networks

North Korea’s irreconcilable relationship with Christianity
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 9, 2013
Of spies and defectors in north east Asia

Of spies and defectors in north east Asia

Long, severe detention process for would-be defectors raises questions

Of spies and defectors in north east Asia
NK News
NK News September 9, 2013
Yongbyon’s history marked by accidents and human experimentation

Yongbyon’s history marked by accidents and human experimentation

Defector interview reveals secrets behind North Korea’s nuclear facility

Yongbyon’s history marked by accidents and human experimentation
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald September 6, 2013
Bringing the free press to North Korea

Bringing the free press to North Korea

Defector turned newspaper proprietor plans infiltration in his home country

Bringing the free press to North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 4, 2013
Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea

Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea

Is imprisoned American hostage, criminal or bargaining chip?

Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 4, 2013
Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?

Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?

Academic says rates of preventable diseases in the North are dropping

Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?
Matthew McGrath August 29, 2013
How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 22, 2013
Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?

Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?

New theory emerges about David Sneddon's summer 2004 disappearance

Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich August 13, 2013