AGENDA
9:00a.m.–9:30a.m. | Registration
9:30a.m.–9:35a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, HRNK
9:35a.m.–9:40a.m. | Opening Remarks
Sung-ho Lee, Chairperson, NHRCK
9:40a.m.–9:50a.m. | Congratulatory Remarks
Justice Michael Kirby, Former Chief, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
9:50a.m.–10:00a.m. | Special Remarks
The Honorable Scott Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,
and Labor
10:00a.m.–11:00a.m. | Panel 1: Sanctions on Human Rights Abusers in North Korea
Moderator:
Namgeun Yoon, Chair of the Special Committee for North Korean Human
Rights, NHRCK
Speakers:
Justice Michael Kirby, Former Chief, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
His Excellency Jong Yil Ra, Former ROK Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Japan
William J. Newcomb, US Korea Institute
Joshua Stanton, One Free Korea
11:00a.m.–11:10a.m. | Coffee break
11:10a.m.–12:10p.m. | Panel 2: South Korea and U.S. North Korean human Rights Policies Review and Prospects
Moderator:
Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, HRNK
Speakers:
The Honorable Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, HRNK
Wee-son Han, Member of Special Committee for North Korean Human Rights, NHRCK
Suzanne Scholte, Co-Vice Chair, HRNK and President, North Korea Freedom Coalition
Mark Manyin, Congressional Research Service
12:10p.m.–12:15p.m. | Closing Remarks
12:15p.m.–1:30p.m. | Luncheon
Keynote address by The Honorable Robert R. King, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
The event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and
if you plan to bring equipment. A mult box for English and Korean will be available for use.
