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The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.
Special Rapporteur Discusses North Korea’s Engagement with the UN on Human Rights
Robert King
November 21, 2019
North Korea has participated in the UN's Universal Periodic Review of human rights, while it has been unwilling to engage other UN human rights mechanisms.
Quiet over the Deportation of North Koreans
Korea View
November 19, 2019
While human rights groups condemned the extradition, the disinterest of the South Korean people may reflect changing domestic attitudes towards North Korea.
Reports of Defector Dissatisfaction Raise Questions About Resettlement Process
Korea View
November 1, 2019
Social challenges - rather than material privation - affect North Korean defectors during their resettlement in South Korea.
Engaging the Koreas on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
October 22, 2019
The SDGs are ambitious and aspirational, and there is plenty of branding, bluster and propaganda by governments, but both Koreas take them seriously.
Tokyo Commemoration Focuses on Abduction of Japanese by North Korea in 1970s; Issue Is Far from Resolved
Robert King
September 18, 2019
It is clear that North Korea will have to show progress on resolving the abduction issue to move relations forward with Japan.
U.S. Extends Ban on Travel to North Korea; Military Threat not Travel Danger is the Reason
Robert King
August 23, 2019
The U.S. should allow exceptions for humanitarian travel to the NGOs who play an important role in demonstrating the humanitarian values of Americans.
State Department Report finds North Korea Policies Encourage Human Trafficking
Robert King
July 24, 2019
U.S. State Department's 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report is a frank, tough, and accurate criticism of North Korea’s abysmal human rights record.
Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin Discuss North Korean Workers in Russia
Robert King
May 9, 2019
North Korean laborers in Russia are a serious issue related to the UN sanctions on North Korea because of its nuclear and missile programs.
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