The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

HRNK President and CEO Greg Scarlatoiu engages in a discussion with John Batchelor and Gordon Chang, regarding the complex geopolitical landscape surrounding the People's Republic of China and North Korea (counter 18:30).

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Taken, Yet Not Forgotten: North Korean Abductions, We Must Find out the Truth about David Louis Sneddon HRNK Committee for Human Rights in North Korea DPRK news analysis opinion

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Calls Grow in Washington for Justice and Accountability Over North Korean Abductions The International Association of Korean Studies (ICKS, President Greg Scarlatoiu) co-hosted an annual conference with the Hudson Institute and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), where the issues of North Korean abductions and transnational repression were extensively discussed. At...

A UPI piece authored by HRNK Board Member Abraham Cooper and President and CEO Greg Scarlatoiu:

Seoul debases its reputation as middle power - UPI.com South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has caused a firestorm by making false claims and hurling insulting and lurid accusations at Israel.

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Korean unification and human rights: old, new challenges - UPI.com All countries change after unification. The only unification one can envision is under a free, democratic, prosperous, capitalist Republic of Korea.

HRNK Board member Ambassador Robert King, together with President and CEO Greg Scarlatoiu spoke with VOA's Joeun Lee on religious repression in North Korea. Great to see VOA is coming back. We need your reporting. Information from the outside world is the best way to empower the people of North Korea to enact peaceful and positive change.

성경 한 권의 죄 — 북한, 3대를 벌하다 신앙을 가졌다는 이유만으로 그 대가가 가족 3대에까지 이어지는 곳, 북한. 종교 활동 자체가 ‘반국가 범죄’로 규정되면서 조직적 종교는 사실상 완전히 사라졌습니다. 북한은 수십 년에 걸쳐 종교를 범죄화하는 법과 제도를 ...

HRNK President and CEO Greg Scarlatoiu, with John Batchelor and Gordon Chang:

14. North Korea’s Role as the Arsenal of Tyranny Guest: Greg Scarlatoiu and Gordon Chang Summary: Kim Jong-un is expanding his nuclear and conventional arsenal to ensure regime survival. North Korea has become a key proliferator, supplying weapons Podcast Episode · The John Batchelor Show · April 7 · 9m

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16. Greg Scarlatoiu (SEG 16): Scarlatoiu analyzes the public appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, and speculation regarding her being groomed for succession. He discusses the ruthless political environment within the Kim family... 16. Greg Scarlatoiu (SEG 16):Scarlatoiu analyzes the public appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, and speculation regarding her being groomed for succession. He discusses the ruthless political environment within the Kim family dynasty. (17)

Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of North Korea

By Senghun Woo
March 5, 2026

According to North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (KWP) opened in Pyongyang on February 19. The congress was convened about five years and one month after the 8th Congress and marks the third party congress held since Kim Jong-un came to power. This year’s congress appears to have focused more on changes within the leadership echelon than on economic development. In his opening speech, Kim Jong-Un stated that when the 8th Congress was convened in 2021, the country faced severe conditions due to “hostile forces, embargoes, and sanctions,” but that the situation has now fundamentally changed.

Senghun Woo is a research intern at HRNK and a senior at Incheon National University in South Korea, where he is double majoring in International Relations and Logistics. He is currently an exchange student at American University in Washington, DC. After completing his military service in Somalia, he became increasingly interested in North Korean human rights issues. His primary areas of interest include political prison camps and the everyday lives of North Korean people, with a focus on how human rights conditions shape social and political outcomes. At HRNK, he supports the team’s monitoring and compilation of North Korea-related developments, including work on the Daily Press as well as logistical tasks essential to the organization’s social media.

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Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of North Korea By Senghun Woo, HRNK Research Intern Edited by Greg Scarlatoiu, HRNK President and CEO Focus on Upper Echelon Changes According to North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the 9th Congress...