In December 2017, in an effort to deter North Korea from advancing its nuclear and missile technology, UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2397 to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea which prohibits North Korea’s illegal maritime trade and mandates the seizure, search, and detention of suspected vessels engaged in activities prohibited by the UN.

In July 2018, the Unites States sent a letter to the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea, stating “North Korea illegally obtained refined oil through transshipment on a total of 89 occasions from January to May 2018.”

North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity operates this Declaration Center to provide procedural assistance to informants who have been involved in or witnessed North Korea’s various illegal transshipment activities in many places across the world’s five oceans and encourage them to inform the United States and the UN Security Council.

Those who provide reliable information will receive up to $5 million from the U.S. government under “Rewards for Justice.”

The Center is looking forward to receiving reports from many individuals and organizations of all regions in the world including China, Southeast Asia and North Korea seeking rewards for justice and world peace.