North Korea Human Rights on the UN General Assembly Agenda
In the next few days, the United Nations General Assembly will approve a resolution on “The Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic…
The Comfort Women Agreement 5 Years On
The agreement between Korea and Japan on the issue of comfort women, announced in 2015, seemed like an amazing breakthrough on a sensitive topic in…
Two Prominent Defectors Elected to South Korean National Assembly
Two prominent North Korean defectors were elected to membership in South Korea’s National Assembly in elections held on April 15th.
North Korea and the COVID Crisis: The Sanctions Angle
China and South Korea are best positioned to play a role in helping North Korea, and should exploit the discretion they are being given to act.
United Nations Questions North and South Korea on Forced Return of Fishermen to the North
On November 7, 2019, the South Korean government delivered two North Korean fishermen to North Korean officials at the Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom.
Japan Joins U.S. and South Korea in Backing Away from Criticizing North Korea’s Human Rights
In the last year or so, Japan has quietly backed away from championing human rights in North Korea at the United Nations.
Number of North Korean Defectors Declines
Figures on North Korean refugees reaching South Korea, the United States and elsewhere in the last year are significantly lower than in the recent past.
Special Rapporteur Discusses North Korea’s Engagement with the UN on Human Rights
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
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
Social challenges – rather than material privation – affect North Korean defectors during their resettlement in South Korea.