Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea denounces MSMT as ‘ghost group’ over its overseas labor findings
Pyongyang dismisses the 11-nation body as lacking UN authority and accuses its members of serving Washington’s agenda
Ukrainian medics recall how they saved North Korean POW captured by Kyiv
One of Kyiv’s North Korean POWs was captured in early 2025 following an attempt at his own life
French novelist traces Korean history through a North Korean spy
Juliette Morillot’s ‘Entre la terre et le sang’ moves across decades from Kaesong, Jeju, Japan and Pyongyang.
North Korea, Iran ordered to pay $487 million to US victims of terrorism
Federal court holds Pyongyang and Tehran jointly liable for supporting groups linked to attacks targeting Americans
Seoul plans to donate medical equipment to one of North Korea’s major hospitals
Unification Ministry plans to donate ‘immediately if the North responds positively,’ a spokesperson said.
Former ROK soldier fined $374 in bullying case of North Korean descendant
The victim alleged a noncommissioned officer yelled at him repeatedly for speaking in a soft voice, causing him to break
North Korean defectors urge media not to identify their status in crime reports
An activist alleged some news organizations identified suspects as North Korean defectors to sensationalize the incident
‘North South Man Woman’: Love, friction and freedom across the Korean divide
Beyond inter-Korean matchmaking, documentary explores survival, gender roles and escapees’ new lives in the South
Seoul court sentences man to 5 years in prison for spying on defectors, soldiers
Defendant received cryptocurrency from DPRK-linked agent and helped gather military and personal information
Landslides and floods hit North Korea-Russia border region: Imagery
North Korean houses, roads and railways damaged, displacing residents and possibly affecting Russia weapons trade
