North Korea’s women eye football comeback

Once a powerhouse team and regime’s tool of soft power, the Eastern Azaleas then ‘all but disappeared’ from international ...
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 ...
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S. Korea rights body meets North's waitress 'defectors' in probe

The National Human Rights Commission announced a probe into the high-profile case last month, after the top UN human rights official on North Korea met some of the women and urged an investigation.
The Conversation

Why the North Korean government is so invested in women’s youth football

Jung Woo Lee does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

North Korea's deployment of female workers abroad: 16-hour forced labor

Beijing has turned a blind eye to the demand for cheap labor among domestic garment makers, employing North Korean women as ...