Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Annual Reports 29
• Country News 24
• Country Reports 20
• Speeches/Statements 3
• Thematic Reports 1

• Abduction 6
• Access to procedures 2
• Anti-terrorism law 1
• Arbitrary arrest and detention 10
• Armed forces / Military 1
• Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 2
• Asylum-seekers 5
• Border controls 2
• Border crossers 2
• Children's rights 1
• Children-at-risk 1
• Christian 1
• Contemporary forms of slavery 1
• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1
• Crimes against humanity 4
• Criminal justice 1
• Death in custody 1
• Death penalty 24
• Deportation / Forcible return 6
• Disappeared persons 12
• Domestic violence 1
• Effective remedy 1
• Forced labour 10
• Forced marriage 1
• Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 8
• Freedom of assembly and association 4
• Freedom of expression 17
• Freedom of information 2
• Freedom of movement 10
• Freedom of religion 2
• Freedom of speech 1
• Gender-based persecution 1
• Gross, systematic and large-scale 3
• Human Rights Council 2
• Human rights and fundamental freedoms 12
• Human rights monitors 12
• Humanitarian assistance 1
• International armed conflict 3
• International courts and tribunals 1
• Involuntary repatriation 2
• Koreans 1
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 1
• Medical screening 1
• Migrant rights 4
• Migrants 2
• Non-refoulement 1
• Persecution based on political opinion 3
• Political groups 1
• Political parties 1
• Political situation 1
• Pre-trial detention 2
• Prison or detention conditions 12
• Public health 1
• Refoulement 1
• Refugees 5
• Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 2
• Right to family life 1
• Right to food 13
• Right to health 2
• Right to justice 1
• Right to life 1
• Right to seek asylum 3
• Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 2
• Security situation 2
• Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 1
• Terrorism 2
• Torture 3
• Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations 1
• Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1
• Women's rights 1

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• Amnesty International - North Korea
• Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
• Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - North Korea
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Beijing
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - North Korea
• Life Funds for North Korean Refugees
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Radio Free Asia (RFA) - Korea
• ReliefWeb - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)
• UNHCR - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
• United States Department of State - North Korea
• United States Department of State: Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) and Issue Briefs
• World Food Programme (WFP) - Korea, Democratic People's Republic (DPRK)
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic People's Republic of Korea