Lina Yoon
Lina Yoon is a senior researcher at the Asia division focused on the Korean peninsula, mostly North Korea. Her research focuses on the North Korean government’s endemic and widespread rights violations, including arbitrary detentions, lack of due process, torture, forced labor, and discrimination against at-risk groups including women, children, and people with low socio-economic and political status. In addition, Yoon has worked on international advocacy campaigns to create paths for accountability for victims of human rights violations.
Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Yoon was as a journalist for 12 years. She visited North Korea three times since 2003 and has met with over 400 North Koreans outside the country. She has written for the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and El País, and produced broadcast materials for CBS News, BBC, Al Jazeera International, and CNN International. She has a double bachelor’s degree in politics and mass media from Yonsei University in Seoul and a master’s degree in communication from Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Features
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March 7, 2024
Articles Authored
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September 1, 2024
North Korean Olympian Selfies Spotlight Rights Crisis
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June 4, 2024
North Korea—The Forgotten Human Rights Crisis
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April 23, 2024
Shining a Light on North Korea’s Human Rights Crisis
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April 8, 2024
UN Rights Council Boosts Scrutiny of North Korea
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October 12, 2023
China Forcibly Returns More than 500 to North Korea
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March 13, 2023
UN Highlights Abuses Against Women and Girls in North Korea
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February 22, 2023
South Korea Court Recognizes Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Couple
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