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U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act (Reauthorization)
Apr 06, 2017
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U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act (Reauthorization)
Jan 03, 2012
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U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act (Reauthorization)
Jan 03, 2008
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U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act 2004
Jan 20, 2004
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South Korea North Korean Human Rights Act
Foreign Affairs & Unification Committee Review of Saenuri Proposal
Nov 21, 2014
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Foreign Affairs & Unification Committee Review of NPAD Proposal
Nov 01, 2014
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South Korean North Korean Human Rights Act Draft (Korean)
Jul 04, 2008
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UN Special Rapporteur Reports
Report to the General Assembly (2022)
Oct 13, 2022
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2022)
Mar 01, 2022
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Report to the General Assembly (2021)
Oct 08, 2021
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2021)
Mar 01, 2021
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Report to the General Assembly (2020)
Oct 14, 2020
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2020)
Feb 25, 2020
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Report to the General Assembly (2019)
Sep 20, 2019
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2019)
Mar 08, 2019
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Report to the General Assembly (2018)
Sep 19, 2018
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2018)
Mar 09, 2018
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Report to the General Assembly (2017)
Sep 18, 2017
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2017)
Feb 22, 2017
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Report to the General Assembly (2016)
Sep 26, 2016
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2016): corrigendum
Feb 19, 2016
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2016)
Jan 19, 2016
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Report to the General Assembly (2015)
Sep 08, 2015
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2015)
Mar 18, 2015
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Report to the Human Rights Council (2014)
Jun 13, 2014
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Sep 13, 2012
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Feb 13, 2012
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Sep 07, 2011
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Aug 24, 2011
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Feb 21, 2011
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Sep 14, 2010
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Feb 17, 2010
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Aug 04, 2009
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Feb 24, 2009
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Aug 22, 2008
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Feb 15, 2008
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Aug 15, 2007
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Sep 15, 2006
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UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Report
Aug 29, 2005
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UN General Assembly Resolutions
Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jan 10, 2022
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Dec 28, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jan 27, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jan 23, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jan 19, 2018
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jan 26, 2017
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Sep 26, 2016
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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2014
Jan 21, 2015
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Nov 14, 2014
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY STRONGLY CONDEMNS WIDESPREAD, SYSTEMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SYRIA, AS IT ADOPTS 56 RESOLUTIONS RECOMME
Dec 20, 2012
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2011)
Dec 19, 2011
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2010)
Dec 21, 2010
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2009)
Dec 18, 2009
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2008)
Dec 18, 2008
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2007)
Dec 18, 2007
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2006)
Dec 19, 2006
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UN General Assembly Resolution on Human Rights in North Korea (2005)
Sep 16, 2005
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UN Secretary-General Reports
Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jul 30, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK: Report of the Secretary-General
Oct 07, 2016
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK: Note by the Secretary-General
Oct 24, 2014
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK: Report of the Secretary-General
Sep 19, 2013
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK: Note by the Secretary-General
Aug 14, 2013
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UN Secretary General Report Sep. 2012
Sep 13, 2012
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UN Secretary General Report Sep. 2011
Sep 07, 2011
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UN Secretary General Report Aug. 2011
Aug 24, 2011
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UN Secretary General Report Sep. 2010
Sep 24, 2010
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UN Secretary General Report Sep. 2010
Sep 14, 2010
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UN Secretary General Report Oct. 2009
Oct 15, 2009
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UN Secretary General Report Aug. 2009
Aug 04, 2009
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UN Secretary General Report Aug. 2008
Aug 26, 2008
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UN Secretary General Report Aug. 2008
Aug 22, 2008
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UN Secretary General Report Sep. 2007
Sep 04, 2007
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UN Secretary General Report Aug. 2007
Aug 15, 2007
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UN Secretary General Report Sep. 2006
Sep 15, 2006
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UN Secretary General Report Aug. 2005
Aug 29, 2005
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Conventions on Human Rights
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Feb 23, 2012
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Sep 01, 2011
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol
Dec 13, 2006
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International Convention on the Rights of Child
Dec 18, 1990
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International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Dec 16, 1966
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United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dec 10, 1948
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UN Human Rights Council Documents
Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Apr 11, 2022
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Mar 30, 2021
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Jun 29, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Apr 03, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Apr 09, 2018
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Apr 03, 2017
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Mar 20, 2017
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Report of the group of independent experts on accountability
Feb 24, 2017
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Role and achievements of the OHCHR with regard to the situation of human rights in the DPRK
Feb 01, 2016
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Apr 08, 2015
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Situation of human rights in the DPRK
Mar 23, 2015
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Report of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the DPRK
Feb 17, 2014
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Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the DPRK
Feb 17, 2014
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Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK
Apr 09, 2013
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UNHRC Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 2012
Jul 16, 2012
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UNHRC Jubilee Campaign Report (2012)
Jun 07, 2012
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UNHRC Resolution on Situation of Human Rights
Mar 22, 2012
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UN High Commissioner Report on Human Rights
Jan 22, 2007
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DPRK Constitution
Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948)
Jan 01, 1948
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Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972 with Amendments of 1998)
Dec 31, 1969
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Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2013 Amendment)
Dec 31, 1969
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Congressional Research Service Reports
Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation
Feb 26, 2016
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North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation
Jan 15, 2016
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North Korea: A Comparison of S. 1747, S. 2144, and H.R. 757
Jan 15, 2016
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North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions
Jan 14, 2016
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North Korea: Back on the State Sponsors of Terrorism Lists?
Jan 21, 2015
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Non-Governmental Organizations’ Activities in North Korea
Mar 25, 2011
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Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees
Oct 28, 2008
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Abduction of Japanese Citizens and the Six-Party Talks
Mar 19, 2008
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North Korean Refugees in China and Human Rights Issues: International Response and U.S. Policy Options
Sep 26, 2007
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Congressional Hearings
Pressuring North Korea: Evaluating Options
Mar 21, 2017
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Countering the North Korean Threat: New Steps in U.S. Policy
Feb 07, 2017
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Nomination of Rex Tillerson to Be Secretary of State
Jan 11, 2017
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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Oct 06, 2016
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Open Hearing with Hon. Robert Cardillo, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Sep 27, 2016
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Open Hearing with Hon. John O. Brennan, Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Jun 16, 2016
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URGING CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI JINPING TO STOP STATE SPONSORED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Sep 18, 2015
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CHINA IN 1989 AND 2015: TIANANMEN, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND DEMOCRACY
Jun 03, 2015
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Understanding China's Crackdown on Rights Advocates: Personal Accounts and Perspectives
Apr 08, 2014
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Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
Mar 12, 2013
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China's Repatriation of North Korean Refugees
Mar 05, 2012
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Human Rights in North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities
Sep 20, 2011
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Religious Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights in Asia
Jun 02, 2011
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North Korea: Human Rights Update and International Abduction Issues
Apr 27, 2006
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Other
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
Apr 08, 2015
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Reports by the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights
Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North Korea
Jun 21, 2017
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U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights
Jul 30, 2014
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Report of the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues Pursuant to Provisions of the North Korean Human Rights Act
Nov 08, 2012
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The Activities of the Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea (May 2007)
Dec 31, 1969
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DPRK Reports
DPRK 2008 Population Census National Report
Jan 01, 2009
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Report by Justice Michael Kirby
THE DPRK AFTER THE UN COI REPORT: DILEMMAS AND PARADOXES
Feb 17, 2015
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US Executive Branch Documents
Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to North Korea
Jan 02, 2015
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Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea
Apr 18, 2011
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Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to North Korea
Aug 30, 2010
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Continuing Certain Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals
Jun 26, 2008
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U.S. State Department North Korea Human Rights Report
UN Security Council Documents
Draft Resolution 2371 (2017) - English
Aug 04, 2017
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Draft Resolution 2371 (2017) - French
Aug 04, 2017
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Draft Resolution 2371 (2017) - Spanish
Aug 04, 2017
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Draft Resolution 2371 (2017) - Arabic
Aug 04, 2017
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Draft Resolution 2371 (2017) - Russian
Aug 04, 2017
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Draft Resolution 2371 (2017) - Chinese
Aug 04, 2017
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2017)
May 01, 2017
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2016)
Jun 15, 2016
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2016)
Apr 08, 2016
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Letter from the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1874 (2016)
Feb 24, 2016
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2014)
Sep 30, 2014
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2014)
Apr 04, 2014
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2013)
Feb 25, 2013
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2012)
Dec 07, 2012
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2012)
Sep 10, 2012
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2012)
Aug 13, 2012
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2012)
Jun 27, 2012
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (2012)
Apr 16, 2012
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (2013)
Jul 09, 2010
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (2009)
Apr 13, 2009
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (2006)
Oct 06, 2006
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Letter from the Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations (2006)
Jun 04, 2006
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Letter from the Secretary-General (2002)
Feb 28, 2002
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Letter from the Secretary-General (1999)
Dec 20, 1999
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Letter from the Secretary-General (1998)
Oct 12, 1998
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (1996)
Oct 15, 1996
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (1994)
Nov 04, 1994
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (1994)
May 30, 1994
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Statement by the President of the Security Council (1994)
Mar 31, 1994
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Resolution 90 (1951) - English, French
Jan 31, 1951
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Resolution 88 (1950) - English, French
Nov 08, 1950
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Resolution 85 (1950) - English, French
Jul 31, 1950
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Resolution 84 (1950) - English, French
Jul 07, 1950
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Resolution 83 (1950) - English, French
Jun 27, 1950
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Resolution 82 (1950) - English, French
Jun 25, 1950
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Criminal Law of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
The Criminal Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2009)
Dec 31, 1969
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Japan North Korean Human Rights Act
Japanese North Korean Human Rights Act
Jun 16, 2006
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Joshua Stanton
Mar 29, 2023
This report proposes a long-term, multilateral legal strategy, using existing United Nations resolutions and conventions, and U.S. statutes that are either codified or proposed in appended model legislation, to find, freeze, forfeit, and deposit the proceeds of the North Korean government's kleptocracy into international escrow. These funds would be available for limited, case-by-case disbursements to provide food and medical care for poor North Koreans, and--contingent upon Pyongyang's progress
Joseph, Collins, DeTrani, Eberstadt, Enos, Maxwell, Scarlatoiu
Jan 23, 2023
For thirty years, U.S. North Korea policy have sacrificed human rights for the sake of addressing nuclear weapons. Both the North Korean nuclear and missile programs have thrived. Sidelining human rights to appease the North Korean regime is not the answer, but a fundamental flaw in U.S. policy.
(Published by the National Institute for Public Policy)
Greg Scarlatoiu with Raymond Ha, Hyunseung Lee
Sep 26, 2022
North Korea’s forced labor enterprise and its state sponsorship of human trafficking certainly continued until the onset of the COVID pandemic. HRNK has endeavored to determine if North Korean entities responsible for exporting workers to China and Russia continued their activities under COVID as well.
George Hutchinson
Apr 26, 2022
George Hutchinson's The Suryong, the Soldier, and Information in the KPA is the second of three building blocks of a multi-year HRNK project to examine North Korea's information environment. Hutchinson's thoroughly researched and sourced report addresses the circulation of information within the Korean People's Army (KPA). Understanding how KPA soldiers receive their information is needed to prepare information campaigns while taking into account all possible contingenc
Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., Greg Scarlatoiu, and Amanda Mortwedt Oh
Dec 22, 2021
This report is part of a comprehensive long-term project undertaken by HRNK to use satellite imagery and former prisoner interviews to shed light on human suffering in North Korea by monitoring activity at political prison facilities throughout the nation. This is the second HRNK satellite imagery report detailing activity observed during 2015 to 2021 at a prison facility commonly identified by former prisoners and researchers as “Kwan-li-so No. 14 Kaech’ŏn” (39.646810, 126.117058) and
Joseph S Bermudez Jr, Greg Scarlatoiu, Amanda Oh, & Rosa Tokola
Nov 03, 2021
This report is part of a comprehensive long-term project undertaken by HRNK to use satellite imagery and former prisoner interviews to shed light on human suffering in North Korea by monitoring activity at civil and political prison facilities throughout the nation. This study details activity observed during 1968–1977 and 2002–2021 at a prison facility commonly identified by former prisoners and researchers as "Kyo-hwa-so No. 3, T'osŏng-ni" and endeavors to e
Joseph S Bermudez Jr, Greg Scarlatoiu, Amanda Oh, & Rosa Tokola
Sep 30, 2021
This report is part of a comprehensive long-term project undertaken by HRNK to use satellite imagery and former detainee interviews to shed light on human suffering in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, more commonly known as North Korea) by monitoring activity at political prison facilities throughout the nation. This report provides an abbreviated update to our previous reports on a long-term political prison commonly identified by former prisoners and researchers as Kwan-li-so
Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., Greg Scarlatoiu, Amanda Oh, & Rosa Park
Aug 26, 2021
Through satellite imagery analysis and witness testimony, HRNK has identified a previously unknown potential kyo-hwa-so long-term prison-labor facility at Sŏnhwa-dong (선화동) P’ihyŏn-gun, P’yŏngan-bukto, North Korea. While this facility appears to be operational and well maintained, further imagery analysis and witness testimony collection will be necessary in order to irrefutably confirm that Sŏnhwa-dong is a kyo-hwa-so.
Joseph S Bermudez, Jr, Greg Scarlatoiu, Amanda M Oh, & Rosa Park
Jul 22, 2021
"North Korea’s Long-term Prison-Labor Facility Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sŭngho-ri (승호리) - Update" is the latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea's prison camps.
David Hawk
Jul 01, 2021
Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea: The Role of the United Nations" is HRNK's 50th report in our 20-year history. This is even more meaningful as David Hawk's "Hidden Gulag" (2003) was the first report published by HRNK. In his latest report, Hawk details efforts by many UN member states and by the UN’s committees, projects and procedures to promote and protect human rights in the DPRK. The report highlights North Korea’s shifts in its approach
Robert Collins
Feb 25, 2021
South Africa’s Apartheid and North Korea’s Songbun: Parallels in Crimes against Humanity by Robert Collins underlines similarities between two systematically, deliberately, and thoroughly discriminatory repressive systems. This project began with expert testimony Collins submitted as part of a joint investigation and documentation project scrutinizing human rights violations committed at North Korea’s short-term detention facilities, conducted by the Committee for Human Rights