Human Rights Watch

Submission on North Korea’s Implementation of Recommendations from the Third and Fourth Cycles of the Universal Periodic Review for the Special Rapporteur’s Report

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to assess the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) implementation of selected Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations from the third (2019 ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

North Korea enacts urban development law to provide better living conditions

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament has enacted an urban development law aimed at modernizing city environments to provide ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN

N. Korea enacts urban development law to provide better living conditions

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament has enacted an urban development law aimed at modernizing city environments to provide ...
Daily NK

North Korea’s price freeze in Kangwon province disrupts local markets

Kangwon province is enforcing a strict ban on individual vendors setting their own prices for products made at local ...
Green River Star

From battlegrounds to birthday cake: The remarkable life of Tom Mora

For most of his life, Thomas "Tom" Mora didn't talk much about the war. His seven sons knew he had served, but the photos and ...

North Korea’s Population Crisis Warning Signs

The United Nations Population Division has estimated that about 12 percent of North Koreans are aged 65 or older. The U.N.

'The mind does not age': At 105, philosopher continues to teach the art of living

When does a person grow old? Only when you let the thought, “I’m old now,” take over. The mind itself never ages, says Kim ...