Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Pro-North Korean activists arrested in Turkey ahead of NATO summit
Leaders of a Russia-based DPRK friendship group reportedly face up to 5 years in prison amid Turkey’s crackdowns
North Korea in June 2026: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from June 1 to June 30, 2026
Seoul ministry prematurely renamed ‘defectors’ as migrants: human rights group
The Unification Ministry began using ‘North Korean-born citizens’ in official documents to refer to defectors
Russia trains North Korean experts to combat drug trafficking
Training sessions were conducted under UN narcotics control body for specialists from DPRK and former Soviet Republics
Destroyer deployment, missile tests, drone warfare and North Korea’s near misses
Joon Ha Park talks DPRK military modernization, while author Fyodor Tertitskiy explores crises that shaped Kim dynasty
Ask a North Korean: What is nursing school like in North Korea?
A defector recalls why she trained as a nurse, what students studied and the classroom order that stayed with her
Tuberculosis cases trigger mandatory treatment of North Korean workers in Russia
Court documents provide a peek at early DPRK labor migration, raising concerns over workers’ living conditions in Russia
US lawmakers aim to renew bill supporting defectors, aid to North Korea
The Senate bill would require sanctions against Chinese officials involved in repatriating North Korean defectors
Ask a North Korean: What does a ‘hometown’ mean to a defector?
An escapee recalls the taxi ride, train station goodbye and family trauma that turned departure into permanent loss
North Korea’s abductions are ‘state-sponsored kidnapping,’ US ambassador says
Amb. Mike Waltz urged Pyongyang to resolve decades-old Japanese abductee cases during symposium with families
