On July 21, 2025, Human Rights Watch reported on the effect of the Trump administration’s funding cuts on North Korean human rights research. The U.S. Congress did not renew the North Korean Human Rights Act in 2022, but continued to fund its programs through the Bureau of Democracy, Rights, and Labor (DRL). As the Trump administration aims to cut DRL funding worldwide, this would impact the operations of North Korean human rights research organizations. The article pointed to several information dissemination and research organizations, including NKDB, which holds a currently-active DRL grant.
To read the full article, you can click HERE.
On July 21, 2025, Human Rights Watch reported on the effect of the Trump administration’s funding cuts on North Korean human rights research. The U.S. Congress did not renew the North Korean Human Rights Act in 2022, but continued to fund its programs through the Bureau of Democracy, Rights, and Labor (DRL). As the Trump administration aims to cut DRL funding worldwide, this would impact the operations of North Korean human rights research organizations. The article pointed to several information dissemination and research organizations, including NKDB, which holds a currently-active DRL grant.
To read the full article, you can click HERE.