Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Loyalty relays for Kim Jong Un, and North Korea’s terms for talks with the US
NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks about the DPRK leader’s evolving personality cult and his Supreme People’s Assembly speech
North Korean workers in Russia subject to slavery-like conditions: Report
Study finds sanctions have made labor dispatches more exploitive, arguing a legal employment path can protect workers
Wheat revolution: Why North Korea is singing the praises of a long-ignored grain
An influx of Russian wheat appears to be driving propaganda promoting the staple, while downplaying its foreign origins
Kim Jong Un praises new greenhouse farm as a ‘treasure island’ for local economy
An in-depth analysis of North Korean leader’s visit to border project, Hiroshima victims and China trip propaganda
Lee says he will pursue engagement with North Korea even if it doesn’t respond
South Korean president calls peace the fastest path to prosperity, as his unification minister slams Yoon Suk-yeol
Lee Jae-myung lays out his grand vision for ‘coexistence’ with North Korea
Across 123 policy tasks, Seoul pushes for denuclearization and OPCON transfer but doesn’t commit to unification timeline
Russian recruiter openly advertises 2K North Korean female workers for hire
Operation points to expansion of DPRK labor dispatches beyond construction industry, raising human rights concerns
Kim Seong-min, pioneer of radio broadcasts into North Korea, dies at 62
DPRK propagandist-turned-human rights activist was part of first wave of defectors, working to spread info across border
Seoul weighing whether to drop term ‘North Korean defector,’ citing stigma
Unification ministry revives debate about negative Cold War connotations, though many escapees say they prefer the term
Blaming Russia for North Korean deaths, 100 days of Lee Jae-myung and drills
NK News’ Joon Ha Park talks new state media footage of DPRK troops in Ukraine and the ROK president’s press conference
