The Human Rights Council and UN General ... the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on North Korea and intensify its efforts to advance accountability. Sustained international pressure is ...

Featured speakers and panelists will discuss accountability for North Korean human rights abuses, feature new data and research, examine the link between human and national security, and investigate ...

Two women who fled North Korea have been telling the United Nations about the plight of people still living in the country ...

More PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images Kim's views are consistent with research I have conducted since 2020 for Human Rights Watch. We documented North Korea's persistent drive to control its ...

When human rights activist Eunju Kim was 11, her mother and older sister left, telling her they were going in search of food.

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of the office the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Ilze Kehris warned that the human rights in North Korea is deteriorating, ...

Key actions should include placing human rights on every negotiating agenda with North Korea; supporting international accountability mechanisms for regime officials; expanding support for North ...

Activists, officials and defectors highlighted human rights violations in North Korea at a high-level meeting of the United ...

North Korea has accused a U.N. human rights expert of serving as a "puppet" of the United States, claiming she made "reckless remarks" about the country’s system. The North Korean Permanent ...

Satellite images reveal a toppled North Korean warship, exposing serious damage and sparking a rare public probe ordered by ...

North Korean defector and human rights advocate Seohyun Lee spoke with students on Monday, detailing the story of how she defected. In her Nov. 6 talk, Lee also spoke about how she advocates for ...

The resolution increases resources for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to focus on accountability in North Korea. It stresses the link between North Korea’s weapons ...