Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Why it may take a crisis to unlock the US-North Korea nuclear stalemate
In interview, former US adviser Frank Aum outlines dangers of waiting to engage and need for ‘unconventional’ diplomacy
North Korean trash balloons, Kim Yo Jong snark and Seoul’s loudspeaker threats
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s waste barrage and how South Korea might retaliate
Seoul spotlights North Korean human rights abuses as UN Security Council chair
ROK envoy says council will hold meeting on DPRK human rights during monthlong presidency, linking issue to WMD program
North Korea in May 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Timeline: From a satellite launch explosion to a volley of trash balloons
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 to May 31, 2024
Activist vows more leafleting unless Kim Jong Un apologizes for trash balloons
Seoul says it has no authority to stop civic groups launches, raising concerns North Korea will restart balloon blitz
Kim Jong Un sends top officials to reeducation in push to enforce obedience
Even members of North Korea’s Politburo must attend classes at new party school to become ‘genuine revolutionaries’
US exports over $200K in goods to North Korea, likely humanitarian aid
Census Bureau data shows multiple shipments of apparent private aid since November, the first in seven years
North Korea calls feces-carrying balloons a ‘gift’ to the South from its people
Kim Yo Jong justifies balloons as citizens’ exercise of free expression, mocking Seoul for allowing anti-DPRK leafleting
UN Command says North Korean trash balloons breach armistice, international law
Military force condemns DPRK for sending ‘feces and contaminants’ over border, but doesn’t mention launches from ROK
