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The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the Korea Economic Institute of America Present:
The North Korea Human Rights Act:
A Decade Later
Friday | October 17, 2014
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
KEI Conference Facility
While much of the attention on North Korea relates to its nuclear weapons program, the regime has a long record of human rights violations. In the fall of 2004, the United States Congress took up this issue with the intent of finding ways to improve the human rights situation in North Korea. The culmination of those efforts were the North Korea Human Rights Act, which was signed into law on October 18, 2004 by President George W. Bush. As the recent UN Commission of Inquiry report indicates, the issue of human rights in North Korea remains one of grave importance.
A light lunch will be provided.
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Registration
9:30 am – 9:45 am
Opening Remarks
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Donald A. Manzullo
President & CEO
Korea Economic Institute of America
Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director
Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Panel I | The North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Robert King
An Update on International Efforts to Address North Korean Human Rights
Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
U.S. Department of State
Doug Anderson
The Creation of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004
General Counsel to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives
Jo Jinhye
North Koreans in the USA: In Search of Their American Dream
North Korean Escapee and U.S. Citizen
Executive Director of NKUSA
Moderator:
Troy Stangarone
Senior Director of Congressional Affairs and Trade
Korea Economic Institute of America
Panel II | Looking Forward
11:15 am – 12:30 am
Roberta Cohen
Protecting North Korean Refugees
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Brookings Institution
Nathaniel Kretchun
Bringing Down North Korea's Information Firewall
Associate Director
InterMedia
Greg Scarlatoiu
U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act: The Next Decade
Executive Director
Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Moderator:
Linda Butcher
Director of Media Relations & Public Affairs
Korea Economic Institute of America
Lunch | “Exodus out of North Korea”
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
A Channel A (South Korea) Production
Remi Winner
47th Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
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As we approach the 10th anniversary of the North Korea Human Rights Act, please join KEI and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) for an important discussion on the original intent behind the Act, its impact on the human rights situation in North Korea, and the challenges ahead for improving the human rights situation for all North Koreans.
Seating is limited, RSVPs are required.
To RSVP, please click here.
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