
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) remains one of the most repressive countries in the world. A 2014 United Nations Commission of Inquiry report found that the government committed systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations that constitute crimes against humanity. Ruled by third-generation totalitarian leader Kim Jong Un, the government maintains fearful obedience by using arbitrary detention and imprisonment, torture, executions, enforced disappearances, and forced labor. It systematically denies basic liberties, including freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion. It bans independent media, civil society organizations, and trade unions. Since 2020, under the pretext of protecting against the spread of Covid-19, the North Korean government has imposed extreme and unnecessary measures to close its borders and tightly restrict domestic travel, with strict controls on the distribution of food and other products within the country.
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October 19, 2020
“Worth Less Than an Animal”
Abuses and Due Process Violations in Pretrial Detention in North Korea
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Landmines: New Casualties Show Need to Support Treaty Ban
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November 15, 2024
North Korea: Act on Abuses Cited at UN
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September 17, 2024
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Returning athletes have reportedly faced “ideological evaluations” and potential punishment for actions that their government views with suspicion
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September 1, 2024
North Korean Olympian Selfies Spotlight Rights Crisis
Repression of Athletes Shows Overwhelming Ideological Control at Home and Abroad
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June 14, 2024
Moving North Korea Beyond Deadlock at the UN
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June 4, 2024
North Korea—The Forgotten Human Rights Crisis
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May 8, 2024
China Forcibly Returns 60 Refugees to North Korea
Returnees at Risk of Torture, Forced Labor
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April 23, 2024
Shining a Light on North Korea’s Human Rights Crisis
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April 9, 2024
Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
47th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review
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