Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korean scholar separated from family in South reappears in state media
Essay by Rim Soon Ung appears to confirm he is alive, 25 years after he met his siblings in Seoul
Women at the wheel: Why North Korea is lifting long-standing gender bans
A quiet revolution under Kim Jong Un has opened the door for women to ride bikes, wear pants and more
Monsoon rains bring floods to Chinese towns across border from North Korea
Social media videos of streets gushing with water raise concern that floods also impacting nearby DPRK communities
North Korea issues heavy rain warnings for border areas hit by floods last year
Northern provinces forecast to receive up to 12 inches of rain through Tuesday amid focus on disaster prevention
Seoul’s spy agency reportedly suspends radio, TV broadcasts into North Korea
Experts say move, if confirmed, would cut off another key source of outside information for the DPRK people
North Korea debuts new X-shaped prison layout as it pushes ahead with expansion
NK Pro also identifies two additional sites undergoing reconstruction as part of nationwide prison modernization
North Korea praises medical students for donating own skin to infant burn victim
An in-depth analysis of a ‘touching’ health care tale, criticism of B-52 drill, enemy wreckage and a hagiographic play
NGO urges global action against North Korea’s enforced disappearances
New human rights report records nearly 100K cases and calls on countries to combat the ‘transnational crime’
RFA broadcasts targeting North Koreans go radio silent after Trump cuts
US-funded outlet confirms suspension of Korean radio channel and news reporting as it fights to sustain operations
Russia’s emergency ministry visits North Korea for talks on disaster management
Official says Moscow is ready to share know-how as new DPRK ministry looks to avoid repeat of last year’s floods
