Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Life in a N. Korean town since the ‘90s famine
As national economy evolved, so did industry and social life in the smaller townships
How law and order works in North Korea
Police exist to collect bribes, punishment is determined by social status
Defection starts with reform radio
Devices acquired on the black market expose Northerners to outside ideas
Why despite recent arrests, there are few risks in traveling to North Korea
Proselytizing and immigration offences principal reasons foreigners arrested in North Korea
Lawyer: S. Korea should be willing to ransom Korean War POWs
Head of advocacy group believes Korean POWs issue is critical for South Korean national identity
Who is So Tae Ha, head of the Japanese abductions investigation?
Vice minister’s actual role remains unclear, but may be close confidant to Kim Jong Un
UN Seoul office may help should N. Korea collapse – Cohen
Human rights advocate says office can provide evidence for trials, support transition
EXCLUSIVE: Photos confirm date of North Korea building collapse
Four day search, rescue and clean-up operation may have come at risk to survivors
Cohen: UN COI report takes bold stance on North Korean, Chinese atrocities
N. Korean human rights advocate says this year’s report sends message through Asia against forced repatriations
