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Yeonmi Park, a courageous North Korean defector and author, shared her harrowing journey from her oppressive homeland to freedom in America during a recent talk at the University of Virginia. …
Yeonmi Park’s Insights on Freedom: A North Korean Defector Reflects on Politics Read More
On April 4, 2025, South Korea expressed its support for the recently adopted U.N. resolution that condemns human rights abuses in North Korea. This resolution was unanimously passed by the …
South Korea Celebrates U.N. Resolution on North Korean Human Rights Violations Read More
South Korea is facing serious accusations of extensive human rights abuses in its adoption practices, revealing that at least 170,000 children were sent abroad since the 1950s. An independent inquiry …
South Korea’s Adoption Practices Under Scrutiny: A Dark History of Child Exportation Read More
South Korea is engulfed in controversy after a pivotal investigation revealed egregious fraud and human rights abuses linked to its foreign adoption programme, as detailed by the Truth and Reconciliation …
South Korea’s Foreign Adoption Scandal: Unraveling Fraud and Human Rights Abuses Read More
The UN Human Rights Council is about to delve into North Korea’s military activities, particularly its troop deployment to Russia. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has …
UN Human Rights Council Set to Address North Korea’s Military Actions Read More
The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has categorically stated that North Korea’s imprisonment of three South Korean missionaries—Kim Kook-kie, Kim Jung-wook, and Choi Chun-gil—for nearly 11 years is a …
U.N. Demands Immediate Release of Detained South Korean Missionaries Read More
North Korean IT workers endure oppressive conditions under the Kim Jong-un regime, forced to generate illegal revenue while facing relentless scrutiny. A human rights report by PSCORE, an NGO based …
The Dark Reality of North Korean IT Workers: An Unveiling of Human Rights Abuses Read More
In a striking turn of events, Ahn Chang-ho, the head of Korea’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRCK), has taken a bold step, penning a letter to a UN agency to …
Korea’s Human Rights Chief Critiques Constitutional Court Amid Impeachment Trial Read More
This week, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea called on the international community concerning the future of civil society efforts advocating for North Korean human rights. …
US Funding Cuts Threaten North Korean Human Rights Efforts and Empower Dictatorship Read More
In a poignant plea, the U.N. special envoy for North Korean human rights, Elizabeth Salmon, has urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to redirect its financial resources towards …
UN Envoy Urges North Korea to Redirect Funds to People’s Needs Read More