Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
An ex-North Korean soldier’s bid for repatriation, and controversial remittances
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses why a 95-year-old man wants to cross border and a crackdown on sending money to the DPRK
Ex-North Korean soldier, 95, appeals to return after decades in South
Ahn Hak-sop, one of five ‘unconverted’ POWs seeking repatriation, says he plans to cross border to escape ‘US colony’
US lawmakers condemn China for violating rights of North Koreans in the country
First congressional report of kind singles out forced repatriation of escapees and exploitation of DPRK laborers
Kornel Chang: How Korea’s liberation led to division into North and South
Historian discusses US and Soviet control during 1945-50, land reforms in the DPRK and migration across 38th parallel
US State Department cuts back first North Korean human rights report under Trump
Annual report details executions, torture and arbitrary detention but omits commentary on DPRK’s election system
Russia preparing for potential deportations of North Koreans, documents show
Officials seek bids to repatriate DPRK and other foreign nationals, which experts link to broader anti-immigrant push
Activists call for end to police probes into North Korean defector remittances
Escapees say they have faced scrutiny for sending money to family in DPRK, defending these as humanitarian transfers
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses a daring escape over the maritime border and the criminal investigation of a defector
How North Korea’s anti-leaflet law plays up threats of biological warfare
Law frames activist balloons as a danger to political stability and public health, but mild punishments belie claims
Maeng Hyo-shim: A North Korean family’s escape against all odds
Young escapee details how she fled after an assault against her mother and now advocates for the rights of the disabled
