A North Korean defector plans to file a civil and criminal lawsuit against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and others for ...

A defector from North Korea is preparing to take legal action against Kim Jong Un, accusing him of human rights abuses.

Choi Min-kyung, a North Korean defector, intends to file a lawsuit against Kim Jong-un and four others—including officials ...

A woman who escaped from North Korea has sued Kim Jong Un for the abuse she suffered while being held in the ...

Choi Min Kyung says she suffered physical and sexual abuse in North Korean detention after being repatriated from China ...

This school is supposed to prepare North Korean defectors for the real world. But some say it does little to help – and the system needs an overhaul.

SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector in South Korea plans to file a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over human rights violations this week, a ...

A North Korean defector fled into South Korea after crossing the de facto maritime border. The man passed through the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea, which Koreans call the West Sea, and ...

China usually sends defectors back to North Korea, but Pyongyang wouldn't let them in during the pandemic. That may soon change, and has led to concern among human rights advocates.

Two defectors from North Korea spoke via Zoom to an audience of Missoulians last week, sharing their stories of escaping the autocratic regime to seek futures in South Korea.

NPR's Mary Louse Kelly continues her talk with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea's Ministry of State Security. This is his first interview.

Yeonmi Park, who has become a popular conservative figure in the U.S., responded to Tuesday's news of the American soldier who crossed into North Korea.