Last week, @UNRightsSeoul visited "The Silent Lightning," an art exhibition organised by Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. This exhibition provides an important platform to raise awareness and also honour the memory of victims and families of human rights violations in and by the DPRK.

.@UNRightsSeoul gave a lecture on UN Human Rights mechanisms and the human rights situation in the #DPRK with the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights North Korean Human Rights Academy participants. Thank you for having us!

Almost a year ago, I expressed concern with other UN Experts over reports that China had repatriated hundreds of escapees from the #DPRK 1/6.

Thank you Olof Skoog for your commitment to human rights and the time that you spent with civil society.

Last Friday, NKDB, proudly showcased our digital exhibitions on POWs, information access and defection at the CSIS 🎨✨ Thank you to Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Christopher Landau for hosting the trilateral engagement and your commitment to raising the voices of the North Korean people

Last week, UN Human Rights in Seoul engaged with victims, collaborating with CSOs and youth groups. Thanks to Database Center for North Korean Human Rights's Dream Plus Forum participants for visiting our office and to the International Democracy Hub for inviting us to the Human Rights Concert.

Last week FIDH attended the 1st @EDworldcongress, in Geneva. Enforced disappearances devastate families and communities worldwide. Together with our 188 member organizations, we remain committed to the fight for justice, accountability, and an end to this global crisis.

#NorthKorea: “We urge the #DPRK to permit international humanitarian access to uphold economic, social, and cultural rights.” - Full text of Database Center for North Korean Human Rights & FIDH oral statement at UN Human Rights Council fidh.org/en/region/asia… #HRC58

#NorthKorea: “NKDB and FIDH are disappointed by the #DPRK’s lack of commitment to human rights, as shown by its failure to accept 49% of the recommendations received in the fourth UPR.” - Full text of the oral statement at #HRC58 fidh.org/en/region/asia…

“Hyesan was once a rare opening, but draconian covid-era restrictions have slammed it shut, dragging the country backward by decades,” said Hanna Song, executive director of Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. “Now, North Korea is more isolated and restrictive than ever.” wapo.st/4lzqExQ

May 13 meeting UK Parliament “What makes North Korea the world’s most persecuted nation?” Criminalised Faith. APPG North Korea Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green David Smith MP 🌹 CSW_UK Philip Mounstephen Open Doors UK Aid to the Church in Need UK APPG FoRB Jim Shannon MP Sir Edward Leigh MP USCIRF Details & where to apply for an invitation:

When talking about #NorthKorea, we should also listen to North Koreans. #Germany's experience of division underlines the importance of people to people contacts. #SeoulForumonNorthKoreanHumanRights2025 Seoul Government Database Center for North Korean Human Rights

#북한|에 대해 논하려면 북한에서 온 사람들에게도 귀를 기울여야 합니다. #독일|의 분단 경험은 사람과 사람 사이의 접촉이 중요하다는 것을 분명히 보여줍니다. #2025북한인권서울포럼 Seoul Government Database Center for North Korean Human Rights

On our in-depth analysis, North Korean defector Choi Min-kyung has sued Kim Jong Un in a historic Korean first. NKDB Database Center for North Korean Human Rights is bringing her case before the UN. We have plaintiff Choi Min-kyung and the centre's executive director, Hanna Song, in the studio. #Korea24

주한 🇫🇷 대사관은 북한인권정보센터 Database Center for North Korean Human Rights 와의 협력 프로그램의 일환으로 한국 내 탈북 여성 5명을 맞이했습니다. 이들은 대사관 관계자들과 그들의 경험과 🇰🇷에서의 🇫🇷의 활동에 대해 이야기를 나누었습니다.

#NorthKorea: “The victims cannot wait another decade for justice. Their rights and dignity must be upheld, their suffering must be neither forgotten nor ignored.” - Database Center for North Korean Human Rights & FIDH oral statement at #HRC60 fidh.org/en/region/asia… #DPRK

#Asia: FIDH releases new report that shows that over the past five years there has been no significant shift towards the abolition of the death penalty in the region fidh.org/en/issues/deat… #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty