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Is There A Famine In North Korea?

The inaccessibility of robust data in North Korea requires the use of diverse research methods to determine the extent of the current food insecurity. Consequently, this report utilizes various approaches examining the time period between the years of 2018-2024. Sources include open- source reporting, mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) data, and international trade data. The report also uses the famine theories of both Amartya Sen and Thomas Malthus, in addition to the practice-informed writings of Frederick Cuny.
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CORONAVIRUS AND NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS: Regime Response and Future Accountability Scenarios

In “Coronavirus and North Korean Human Rights: Regime Responses and Future Instability Scenarios,” Robert Collins builds on his extensive expertise and scholarship on North Korean human rights denial, regime dynamics, and preparation for collapse scenarios to scrutinize the impact of the pandemic on the human security of ordinary North Koreans, the North Korean military, the regime’s military-industrial complex, and regime stability.
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Slaves to the Bomb: The Role and Fate of North Korea’s Nuclear Scientists

This study looks at the challenges faced by the personnel who are involved in North Korea’s nuclear program, including scientists.
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North Korea’s Political Prison Camp, Kwan-li-so No. 18 (Pukch’ang)

This is the first satellite imagery report by HRNK on a long-term political prison commonly identified by researchers and former detainees as Kwan-li-so No. 18 (Pukch'ang). This report was concurrently published on Tearline.
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HRNK Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of the DPRK (2024)

This report reviews the status of the system of detention facilities, where a multitude of human rights violations are ongoing.
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North Korea’s Political Prison Camp, Kwan-li-so No. 25, Update

This report provides an update to our reports on a long-term political prison commonly identified by former prisoners and researchers.
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North Korea: Imagery Analysis of Camp 15

This report details activity and human rights violations at a North Korean prison camp facility commonly known as Camp 15.
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Propaganda and Agitation Department: Kim Jong-un Regime’s Sword of Indoctrination

This report details the history of North Korea's Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD), and explains how it is used to deny human rights.
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From Bait to Plate

From Bait to Plate – How Forced Labor Taints America’s Seafood Supply Chain

This congressional hearing statement by HRNK highlights China's use of North Korean forced labor in U.S. seafood supply chains.
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