Tag: justice
N. Korea’s criminal justice reform: Control under cover
North Korea recently scrapped its system of preliminary examinations—a legal procedure the country maintained for roughly 70 years since the regime's founding. This change...
N. Korea targets farm corruption as legal violations surge
The justice department of Ryanggang province's people committee has launched intensive inspections of farms throughout the province. While officials claim their goal is to...
N. Korean human rights and the COI report: 10 years on,...
A decade after the landmark U.N. Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on North Korean human rights, questions linger about the progress made in addressing...
N. Korean state security officer shot by female detainee with his...
A North Korean correctional officer who was known to harass inmates was recently shot dead with his own gun at a state security office...
