Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Without a trace: Missing North Korean defectors expose gaps in welfare system
New report reveals 70 defectors’ whereabouts are unknown in South Korea, leading experts to call for increased support
North Korean table tennis players reemerge on state media after safety concerns
An in-depth analysis of the now-famous Olympians, a critical harvest season, praise for state education and more
North Korean junior women’s soccer team defeats US to reach U-20 World Cup final
DPRK women will now face off against Japanese team on Sunday after already beating them in final of Asian Cup in March
Outgoing special envoy says Seoul must lead North Korean human rights efforts
Lee Shin-wha says her heart is ‘heavier’ after tenure and calls for more collective action to resolve DPRK human rights
WHO receives sanctions exemption to send vaccine equipment to North Korea
Approval of $43K shipment comes as UN agency supports new DPRK campaign to vaccinate over 1M people
Yoon says reuniting South Koreans with relatives in North is ‘most pressing task
President cites deaths of separated family members every year, blaming Pyongyang for recent lack of reunions
North Korea denounces ‘conspiratorial’ UN report on grave human rights abuses
An in-depth analysis of accusations of double standards, criticism of nuke talks, wayward workers’ confessions and more
David Fields: What road traffic reveals about North Korea’s economy
Historian discusses satellite analysis of streets of Hamhung, and what he learned by reading Syngman Rhee’s diaries
UN food program still unable to enter North Korea to provide aid, official says
Country director says World Food Program ready to resume operations in DPRK, stressing uncertainty about food situation
Rare video exposes North Korea’s brutal crackdown on teens who watch K-dramas
Footage of forced confessions reveals focus on women and youth, along with push to shame family members of accused
