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West Urges NK to Close Political Prison Camps 
Date : May 13, 2014
The U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva has examined the human rights record of the DPRK, an investigation it makes into each of its member states every four years./Pyong…
North Korea: the new generation losing faith in the regime 
Date : May 1, 2014
When North Koreans flee to China they risk severe punishment if they are captured by the Chinese authorities and repatriated to the DPRK. Despite its domestic censorship …
Class Conflict Rises in Potato Country 
Date : April 24, 2014
The presence of Central Party cadres at a cooperative farm in Baekam County, Yangkang Province has been causing unrest in the region due to their corruption and excess, D…
UN security council urged to target North Korean officials over atrocities 
Date : April 21, 2014
Michael Kirby, the head of the Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea, recently called on the U.N. Security Council to slap tar…
UN panel to pursue Kim Jong-un on human rights abuses 
Date : April 17, 2014
The United Nations Commission will call for the Security Council to summon Kim Jong-Un's regime to the International Criminal Court. Senior Jurist and commissio…
How much longer will the North Korean regime last? 
Date : April 15, 2014
How much longer will North Korea's regime last?Do North Koreans really believe the government propaganda?Is there anything to miss about North Korea? Can North …
Senior Officials From Dismantled North Korean Department Demoted 
Date : April 15, 2014
Most officials from Jang Song Thaek’s government department have been demoted to the lowest ranks of North Korea’s Worker’s Party. The members of North Korea’s Admi…
100 People Questioned as Regime Controls Religion 
Date : April 10, 2014
North Korean authorities are carrying out additional investigations for 100 people upon possible contact with religious groups in China, according to the Daily NK.A Pyo…
North Korea Rejects U.N. Resolution on Human Rights 
Date : April 4, 2014
North Korea rejected a recent U.N. resolution urging the international community to take action against those responsible for human rights violations in North Korea. A r…
UN extends probe into North Korean human rights abuses 
Date : April 4, 2014
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution urging the UN Security Council to take action against those responsible for Crimes against Humanity in North Korea and to…
Two arrested in Sinuiju Sting Operation 
Date : April 3, 2014
Two Korean-Chinese civilians in China, who are suspected of Christian proselytizing, were forcibly repatriated to Pyongyang, according to Daily NK.A source from the borde…
North Korea: Students required to get Kim Jong-un haircut 
Date : March 31, 2014
Male university students in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as the leader Kim Jong-un, while female students are being ordered to keep their hair as …
Japan, EU push for U.N. Security Council action on North Korea 
Date : March 25, 2014
Geneva--Japan and the European Union are lobbying to bring up North Korea's human rights violations at the U.N. Security Council meeting in light of  a draft reso…
Time for world to work together over North Korea atrocities 
Date : March 21, 2014
This past Monday, the U.N. Commission of Inquiry formally presented its report at the U.N. Human Rights Council. The report included detailed information abou…
North Korea abductee: Japanese parents meet granddaughter 
Date : March 21, 2014
The parents of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese girl abducted by North Korea, have described a meeting with her daughter as "miraculous," according to the BBC. Megumi Yokot…
 
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