NKHR Campaign Team

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 2.7 billion rubles...

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, including a fivefold...

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 companies,...