Recent Activity 

Our investigative report, “Financing Oppression and Weapons Program,” was recently referenced in an article by the major French newspaper Le Monde, titled “Four Years of Fruitful Cooperation Between Russia and North Korea Against the Backdrop of the War in Ukraine” (translated from French). The article explores the growing ties between Russia and North Korea and highlights our findings on: 👷‍♂️ The employment of North Korean workers in Russia, including payments exceeding 2.

Our latest investigative reports, "Sailing Sanctions" and "Financing Oppression and Weapons Program," were recently referenced in The New York Times article, “The Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New Power,” published on September 17, 2026. The article examines how North Korea’s economic and diplomatic status relies on the exploitation of its people, including coal miners and workers sent abroad. It references NKHR’s research on: 🔎 Maritime trade and coal exports, includi

Our research report "Financing Oppression and Weapons Program: Russia-North Korea Joint Venture Through Military and Security Forces" has been cited twice in a new report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT). Released on September 16, the report on North Korea’s overseas labour program examines the continued deployment of North Korean workers abroad despite UN sanctions prohibiting the practice. 1️⃣ MSMT referred to our report’s identification of over 110 com

Last Saturday at 7:30 AM, KBS’s Window Between North and South featured “Whispers from North Korea” and the work of NKHR. 🔎 The segment introduced our new VR experience, “Remember the Voiceless,” including a look at how the experience was created using survivor testimonies and drawings. 📚 The KBS team then visited our office to discuss the realities of North Korea’s political prison camps, enforced disappearances, forced labour, the wider human rights issues connected to th

Whispers from North Korea: Bringing Survivor Stories to Life Through Art and Virtual Reality From August 28 to 30, NKHR hosted “Whispers from North Korea”, a the three-day exhibition brining together survivor stories, art, and immersive VR to help visitors understand the harsh realities of North Korea’s political prison camps. ➡️ Survivor stories through art: The drawings of Kim Hye-Sook, survivor of Political Prison Camp No. 18, were at the heart of the exhibition. Through h

NKHR Featured on Polish TV Documentary Program (Link below) This Sunday, our Deputy Director, Dr. Joanna Hosaniak, was featured on “A Woman at the End of the World” (Kobieta na krańcu świata), a popular Polish documentary program broadcast by TVN Warner Bros. Discovery. 💬 In a conversation with host Martyna Wojciechowska, Dr. Hosaniak discussed North Korea’s forced labor camps, the situation of people fleeing North Korea (especially women at risk of human trafficking), and h