Board #27 - Securitization and Dilemmas of UN North Korean Human Rights Discourse: A Comparative Analysis of the 2014 COI and 2025 OHCHR Reports via the Lens of Hazel Smith

• In Event: 74-302 - Poster Session: Human Rights, Law, and International Accountability

Brief Overview

This study examines whether UN human rights reporting on North Korea has evolved beyond securitized narratives over the past decade by comparing the 2014 COI and 2025 OHCHR reports through the lens of Hazel Smith's critique on knowledge securitization.

Author

• Yoonho Lee, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies