Civil rights groups are calling on the United Nations to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate human rights violations in North Korea.

North Korea’s ‘Day of the Sun’, the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung’s birth, is a chance to shed light on a dismal human rights record, Amnesty says.

A visit to North Korea by representatives of several South Korean religious bodies is a sign tensions may be easing between the two nations.

The international community has been accused of "silence" towards the plight of millions of North Koreans facing starvation and severe malnutrition.