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On December 10th, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 1 of the Universal... Read More

On November 1st, 2021, Amnesty International Korea posted the interview with Dr. KwanHyung Lee on North Korea’s drug issue on... Read More

Dear NK Watch donors and international and domestic partners, We express our sincere gratitude to everyone who is striving to... Read More

On September 28, KwanHyung Lee, the program director, and Hyein Nam, the manager of international affairs at NK Watch ,... Read More

Greetings from NK Watch. On Monday, September 27th, NK Watch held an international conference, the Conference on international advocacy to... Read More

In May 2020, NK Watch introduced an animated film, “True North”, that was nominated to screen at Annecy International Animated... Read More

Dear Donors, Human rights activists, and Members of the international community NK Watch’s petitions were mentioned on the report on... Read More

Dear Donors, Human rights activists, and Members of international community, In November, 2020, Jyllands-Posten, an influential Denmark’s Journal, published Mr.... Read More

Dear Donors, Human rights activists, and Members of international community On January 4th, 2021, on the OHCHR website, the Office... Read More

Dear NK Watch donors and North Korean human rights activists of the international community, On December 18, 2020, the story... Read More

From January 2020 to November 2020, NK Watch submitted a total of 88 petitions to the relevant UN bodies based... Read More

NK Watch shared 768 copies of UN Petitions with the UN Human Rights Office in order for the data to... Read More

NK Watch has dedicated to promote the Human Rights of North Korea as a member of the international community. On... Read More

On May 30th, 2020, the Report titled ‘Effects of International Advocacy toward Human Rights of North Korea’ researched by NK... Read More

Dear donors of NK Watch and North Korean human rights activists of the international community, In the end of May... Read More

The animation movie titled “True North” was produced and the movie is about North Korea’s human rights issues. The movie... Read More

NK Watch appreciates all the efforts people have made to overcome this difficult time. We are thankful that the COVID-19... Read More

Since 2013, NK Watch has submitted petitions based on the testimonies of victims of human rights violations in North Korea... Read More

In 2019, from April to November, NK Watch was funded by Korea Hana Foundation for the production on web cartoon.... Read More

Hosted by: Amnesty International, Korea Date: November 19th, Tuesday, 2019, 7:00 p.m. Place: Forest Gugu at Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea Topic:... Read More

Hosted by: National Democratic Institute (NDI) Korea, Delegation of the EU to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Date: November 12th,... Read More

NK Watch attended the 40th United Nations Human Rights Council session that took place in Geneva, Switzerland on March 11th... Read More

In 2018, with support from the ‘Unification and Sharing’ foundation, NK Watch helped form a music band consisting of four... Read More

In February 2019, the music group containing both North and South Korean youths, OHU (One, Hope, Unification), finally finished making... Read More

From 2013 to December 2018, for approximately 6 years, NK Watch has conducted interviews with North Korean defectors who have... Read More

NK Watch gave its support to the music band consisting of North and South Korean members as they recorded in... Read More

On October 4th, NK Watch completed submission to the UN’s Universal Periodic Review for the DPRK together with Transitional Justice... Read More

NK Watch was selected as a grantee for the year 2018 to 2019 project of UniKorea Foundation. NK Watch completed... Read More

Ahn Myeong-chul, the executive director at NK Watch, appeared in the video related to international criminal court produced by international... Read More

In May of 2018, Ahn Myeong-chul, the executive director at NK Watch, appeared in the video produced by ‘SARAM –... Read More

In April of 2018, The New York Times published an article about North Korean defectors, “Telling the Stories of Defectors... Read More

Together, North and South Korean youths have finished working on their unified music video. Over the lengthy nine-month project period,... Read More

On March 12th, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland (local time), NK Watch jointly held a press conference on North Korean human... Read More

NK Watch participated in the 37th United Nations Human Rights Council session held in Geneva, Switzerland for five days starting... Read More

In November 2017, NK Watch published an English book titled, “UN Petitions for 2017,” accusing the North Korean government of... Read More

In 2017, NK Watch made significant progress with their main project of petition submission activities for victims of North Korean... Read More

May 30th, 2017, NK Watch paid a visit to the Australian Center at the Australian Embassy to meet with former... Read More

NK Watch held 2017 “We love Korea” Music Festival: One voice, One Song! NK Watch held the second round of... Read More

NK Watch attended an International Conference: Human Rights in North Korea: Why it affects us and what can be done... Read More

NK Watch with UN Watch cosponsored a side event at 34th Regular Session at Human Rights Council. Mrs. Keumok Park,... Read More

NK Watch and UN Watch, an international human rights organization participated in ?34th regular session of the United Nations Human... Read More

NK Watch submitted a communication to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The... Read More

NK Watch and ‘Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification’ held a press conference on the 19th floor of the Korea... Read More

In October 2016, NK Watch helped produce and distribute a video (English subtitles available) for the international community about North... Read More

From April till September, once a month NK Watch held a biking activity to explore the historical sites of the... Read More

NK Watch held the final round of its Music Festival on September 3, 2016 in Marronnier Park, Seoul. When NK... Read More

At the UN Human Rights Council on March 14th, NK Watch raised the issue of the North Korean women defectors... Read More

At the UN Human Rights Council on March 14th, NK Watch raised the issue of the North Korean women defectors... Read More

The seminar of ‘2016 Future activity plans of North Korean human rights NGOs with the adoption of a North Korea... Read More

NK Watch held its first Unification Music Festival on November 21, 2015 in Shinchon, Seoul. When NK Watch held the... Read More

NK watch and UN Watch visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and exclaimed human rights and freedom of North Korea with... Read More

NK Watch held a press conference on Visit to UN Human Rights Field Office in front of Seoul Global Center... Read More

NK Watch held the second North Korean Human Rights Week from August 17th to 21st in Australia jointly with the... Read More

NK Watch held the North Korean Culture and Human Rights Event at the Guri Flower Festival from May 8th to... Read More

After the Human Rights Council on March 16th, NK Watch jointly held the North Korean film screening at the UN... Read More

At the UN Human Rights Council on March 16th, NK Watch raised the issue of the North Korean overseas workers... Read More

NK Watch held the North Korean human rights film screening at the Geneva Korean Church in Switzerland on March 15th... Read More

On March 13th, NK Watch attended the discussion between the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and NGOs in the... Read More

NK Watch held the ‘Press Conference on Submission of Former North Korean Overseas Workers’ Petitions to the UN’ on February... Read More

Executive Director of NK Watch, Ahn Myeong Chul, was invited to speak at the Brilliant Minds 2014, which was organized... Read More

NK Watch held the “Press Conference on Submission of North Korean Defectors’ Petition to the UN” on October 14th, 2014... Read More

On August 27th, National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Human Liberty Center, and Committee for the Democratization of North Korea... Read More

Last Saturday (August 2nd), NK Watch co-hosted the “Hi-Dream’s 2nd Youth Press Corps Inauguration Ceremony & Talk Concert on North... Read More

Today, NK Watch was invited to attend the launch of the Australia-Korea Friendship Tree initiative. Friendship Tree is a project... Read More

NK Watch’s board member, Seong-Phil Hong, is appointed as the member of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention from Asia-... Read More

Executive Director of NK Watch, Ahn Myeong Chul attended a preview of the North Korean human rights animation, “Dear Friend,... Read More

The Executive Director of NK Watch, Ahn Myeong Chul, had an interview with the George W. Bush Institute last April.... Read More

Last Saturday, there was a meeting with the Chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights on the... Read More

The first North Korean Human Rights Week was held in Sydney, Australia from May 20th to 24th. The president of... Read More

Free NK Gulag is proud to announce that our project in 2013, ‘Submitting North Korean Defectors’ Petitions to the Working... Read More

Dear all who support and are concerned about North Korean refugees, Free the North Korea Gulag wants to deliver news... Read More

Ahn Myeong Chul, the Secretary General of Free the NK Gulag,?gave a speech at the UN Watch’s Geneva Summit. He... Read More

FREE NK GULAG, one of the members of the ICNK, visited Permanent Representative of DPRK to United Nations in Geneva... Read More

Free NK Gulag?held a press conference on life of children in NK gulags On April 25, 2012. Kang Chul-hwan who... Read More