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North Korea: teenagers ‘executed for watching Squid Game’ as regime wages war on K-Drama and K-PopNorth Korea: teenagers ‘executed for watching Squid Game’ as regime wages war on K-Drama and K-Pop
04 Feb 2026 Press release -
North Korea: UN meeting must send ‘unequivocal message’ on human rights
'The UN Security Council must use today’s meeting to send an unequivocal message to the North Korean authorities that human rights violations must end' - Sherine Tadros
17 Mar 2023 Press release -
North Korea: Costly military parade planned despite hunger and widespread abuses'Anyone deemed to act in a manner that is threatening to Kim Jong-un’s government risks being imprisoned for life or could even face execution' - Boram Jang
07 Feb 2023 Press release -
North Korea: International isolation is putting lives at risk as Covid-19 hitsResponding to North Korean state media declaring a “maximum national emergency” after the country’s first officially reported Covid-19 outbreak, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “There is no evidence to show that North Korea…
12 May 2022 Press release