

Samantha Garcia
Factors to Successful Defection
In 2023, only 196 defectors in total entered South Korea, only 18% of the total defectors who entered the South Korean borders in 2019.1Â The
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Haewon Son, NKR Intern
North Korea's Efforts to Create Sports for the Disabled: A Shift in Human Rights Strategy?
Photo Credit: Global Blessing Homepage North Korea, a country often associated with a disturbing record on human rights, was found to...
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Soyoung Kwon, YINKS Researcher
An International Perspective on Human Security of North Korean Refugee Women
North Korean women on the streets of Pyongyang, Oct. 2018 | Image: NK News Written by Kwon, Soyoung for the Yonsei Institute for North...
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Hong Gun Sik, YINKS Researcher
North Korean Human Rights Law – Past and Present
“Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation...
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Kevin Search, NKR Intern
The Question of a Proposed Olympic Ban
A country considered to be an international pariah. One that faces widespread condemnation from foreign governments, multinational...
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Seung-chan Boo, YINKS Researcher
Human Rights law and North-South Relations
At the dawn of 2015, numerous predictions for the North-South Korean relationship have appeared. Some expect improvement in the...
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