Jan 10, 2018 · Childhood is a precious time in human life, so it can be jarring to see kids working in fields or blindly supporting dictators. But if you're one of the 5.3 million children under the age of...

In North Korea, the protection of children that should normally be ensured by the national authorities has been substituted by violence, forced labor and the failure to respect their rights.

Most students in North Korea attend kindergarten, followed by four years of primary school and six years of secondary school. North Korea is one of the most ethnically similar countries in...

But if you are one of five million children under the age of 14 born in North Korea, then, unfortunately, this is the reality. Children in this country are taught to love history and all rulers — from the founder of the state Kim Il Sung to the real ruler Kim Jong Un.

Jun 17, 2024 · Children in North Korea experience several human rights violations, including government discrimination in access to education, abuses against children with mothers in third countries, corporal punishment at schools, and children forced to work without pay in forced labor brigades known as dolgyeokdae. Do children in North Korea go to school?

Feb 24, 2019 · What is it like to grow up in North Korea? When photographer Tariq Zaidi visited North Korea late last year he tried to capture candid family moments between parents and children.

Apr 20, 2015 · With these photos, you can learn a little more about the younger generation of North Korea – the local kids, how they relax and have fun. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) visits the Pyongyang Baby Home and Orphanage on New Years Day in this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 2, 2015.

North Korean children playing in the street in Pyongyang | Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2008) “Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years.

This review focused on the health status of North Korean children and the nutritional status of North Korean refugee children upon settling in South Korea. Immediately after entering South Korea, North Korean refugee children were shorter and lighter than South Korean children and had a serious nutritional status.

The nation of North Korea sits on the northern half of the peninsula. South Korea covers the southern half. The people of North Korea and South Korea share a long history and a common language. However, the two Koreas have been enemies since the late 1940s. North Korea’s capital is Pyongyang.