In a joint letter, Human Rights Watch, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights, Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, and the Society to Help Returnees to North Korea urge the South Korean government to make human rights a central priority in all dealings with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and to maintain a solid and principled stance on rights issues, irrespective of the state of inter-Korea relations.

We write to urge your new government to take a more active and leadership role on human rights issues concerning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) than previous governments.

The new Japanese government should take a leadership role in helping to improve human rights conditions in North Korea.

We write to urge you to take a more proactive role in addressing human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the situation of North Korean refugees.

For several years, Burma’s ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and Kim Jong Il’s government in North Korea have been slowly strengthening their diplomatic and military ties, largely beneath the international radar.

I am writing to you on behalf of Human Rights Watch to draw your attention to the plight of children from North Korea living in China and children born to Chinese fathers and North Korean mothers living in China.

Despite the deteriorating relations between North and South Korea since early last year, the Gaeseong Industrial Complex remained largely unchanged.

Human Rights Watch submitted a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council for consideration in the Universal Periodic Review of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).