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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The number of North Korean defectors reaching the South was 196 in 2023—triple the previous year but lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to Seoul's Ministry of Unification.

A North Korean defector living in South Korea was detained Tuesday after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarized border, in an apparent attempt to get back ...

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.

North Korean defector shares his views on relations with the U.S. NPR's Mary Louse Kelly continues her talk with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea's Ministry ...

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 a new life in South Korea. The event on Feb ...