Human Rights

Annual report to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in North Korea.

Congressional hearing featuring testimony from Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation; Greg Scarlatiou of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea; and Grace Jo, a survivor of North Korean human rights abuses.

This is the text of an oral update given by Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, presented at the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council on the progress of the Commission's work since its appointment on May 7, 2013.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea final report of the national nutrition survey conducted from September 17th to October 17th 2012. The survey and report were conducted with technical support from UNICEF, WFP, and WHO.

This UN report provides a comprehensive review of United Nations documentation and resolutions on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea since 2004.

H.R. 1464, the North Korean Child Welfare Act, was signed into law by President Obama on January 14, 2013. The Act is an amended version of the North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011, sponsored by Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA). The Act would require the State Department to periodically brief Congress on efforts to advocate for North Korean children living in other countries who are fleeing persecution or stateless.

A report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea submitted by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights, Marzuki Darusman, in accordance with UN General Assembly resolution 66/174.

This report by the office of the UN Secretary-General provides an overview of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the DPRK from September 2011 to August 2012. The report also provides information on the level of engagement of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the United Nations human rights mechanisms during the reporting period.

Text of the 2012 renewal of the North Korean Human Rights Act, along with commentary from NCNK noting changes included in the reauthorization.

Complete text of the March 5, 2012 hearing by the Congressional-Executive Committee on China, "China's Repatriation of North Korean Refugees."