[Global Issues] The North Korean human rights movement is facing its greatest crisis since it began in the 1990s

29 Dec 2025

On September 29, 2025, Global Issues published an interview with Hanna Song, Executive Director of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB), on North Korea’s closed civic space. It highlighted NKDB’s role in documenting systematic human rights violations in North Korea through interviews with escapees who have resettled in South Korea. It also emphasized NKDB’s role beyond documentation, providing psychosocial support and counselling to escapees while preserving both critical evidence and survivor dignity. 

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