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October 10, 2021 Letter

Joint Open Letter on Human Rights in North Korea

October 8, 2021 Dispatches

Victims of North Korea’s ‘Paradise on Earth’ Campaign Demand Justice

Hundreds of Thousands Prevented from Returning to Japan

Escapees from North Korea and their supporters march to the Tokyo District Court to file a lawsuit against the North Korean government for violating their human rights, August 20, 2018. 
September 2, 2021 Dispatches

North Korea Controls Youth Through ‘Hard Labor’

Expands Demands of Work to Shore Up Flagging Economy

2021년 5월 25일 평양의 락랑구역에서 농부들이 벼를 심고 있다. ©2021 전철진/AP
July 22, 2021 Dispatches

China Restarts Forced Returns of Refugees to North Korea

At Least 1,170 North Koreans Face Torture, Sexual Abuse if Sent Back

Photos of the North Korean refugees helped by the North Korea Refugees Human Rights Association of Korea are displayed in Seoul, South Korea on June 11, 2019.
July 14, 2021 Dispatches

North Korea Takes UN Hypocrisy to New Heights

Pyongyang Blames Problems on Everything but Own Abusive Policies

Visitors pay homage to the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il ahead of the 27th anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 7, 2021. 
June 17, 2021 Dispatches

Kim Jong Un Acknowledges Food Crisis in North Korea

Border to Remain Closed, Blocking Essential Trade and Food

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. 
April 15, 2021 News Release

North Korea: US Should Refocus on Rights Concerns

Groups Urge Biden to Incorporate Human Rights into Security Negotiations

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April 15, 2021 Statement

Hearing on Civil and Political Rights in the Republic of Korea: Implications for Human Rights on the Peninsula

Testimony of John Sifton to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

April 15, 2021 Letter

Letter to President Biden Re: U.S. Policy on Human Rights in North Korea

April 12, 2021 Dispatches

North Korea’s Leader Warns of Famine

Kim Jong Un May Be Tightening Already Firm Grip on Power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 8, 2021. 
March 16, 2021 Commentary

North Korea in Crisis: Food Shortages and Information Lockdown

It is vitally important for the world to remember the people of North Korea, not just its nuclear weapons.

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February 18, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Ministry of Unification

China: Don’t Force 8 Refugees Back to North Korea PHOTO
February 9, 2021 Dispatches

UN Finds Torture, Forced Labor Still Rampant in North Korean Prisons

UN Human Rights Council Should Press for Accountability

A North Korean soldier stands guard at the entrance of a women’s prison near Chongsong, North Korea, May 31, 2009.
January 15, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission on Progress in Accountability for Human Rights Violations in North Korea for the Special Rapporteur’s Report to the 46th Human Rights Council Session

January 13, 2021 News Release

North Korea: Covid-19 Intensified Systematic Repression

Kim Jong Un Uses Pandemic to Further Isolate Population

Kim Song Ju Primary school students have their temperatures checked before entering the school in Pyongyang, North Korea. 

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