It is clear that North Korea will have to show progress on resolving the abduction issue to move relations forward with Japan.

The U.S. should allow exceptions for humanitarian travel to the NGOs who play an important role in demonstrating the humanitarian values of Americans.

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. 

One year ago on June 12, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in a historic summit in Singapore.

North Korean laborers in Russia are a serious issue related to the UN sanctions on North Korea because of its nuclear and missile programs. 

On March 22, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution criticizing the “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”