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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T160000
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SUMMARY:HRNK Presents Our Latest Report:  The Reconnaissance General Bureau The Kim Regime’s “Precious Treasured Sword” By Robert Collins
DESCRIPTION:HRNK Presents Our Latest Report: \nThe Reconnaissance General Bureau\nThe Kim Regime’s “Precious Treasured Sword”\nBy Robert Collins \nFebruary 23\, 2026\, 16:00 – 17:30 U.S. Eastern Time\nVia Zoom \nThis event will be open to the press and on the record. \nPlease RSVP through the link on the Website Section on the right side of the page.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nIntroductory Remarks:\nGreg Scarlatoiu\, President and CEO\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)Presenter:\nRobert Collins\, Report AuthorDiscussants:\nDr. Nicholas Eberstadt\, HRNK Board Member and Henry Wendt Chair\, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) \nROKA LTG (Ret.) Chun In-bum\nDr. George Hutchinson\nEditor-in-Chief\, International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS)\nAdjunct Professor\, Schar School of Policy and Government\, George Mason University \nModerator:\nGreg Scarlatoiu \n\nThe North Korean regime understands that its long-term survival can’t be guaranteed if South Korea continues to exist and thrive. From its viewpoint\, unification under its control is the only way to guarantee its survival and perpetuation.\nTo achieve that goal\, the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) has been the ultimate instrument of infiltration\, subversion\, and disruption of South Korea. Collins scrutinizes the RGB’s genesis\, history\, mission\, tactics\, and chain of control and command. He highlights how RGB operations have violated international human rights law as well as the fundamental human rights of South Koreans and citizens of other countries.\n\nPrior to the program\, HRNK will share the Zoom link with confirmed participants.The event is open to the press and on-the-record.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hrnk-presents-our-latest-report-the-reconnaissance-general-bureau-the-kim-regimes-precious-treasured-sword-by-robert-collins/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T140000
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SUMMARY:North Korea and its Regime
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends of HRNK\, \nYou are kindly invited to participate in a hybrid lecture\, “North Korea and its Regime\,” organized by the Dutch United Nations Student Association (SIB Amsterdam) and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). \nThe lecture will highlight HRNK’s role as a North Korean human rights advocate\, the Kim regime and Juche ideology\, human rights violations in North Korea\, and what can be done by the general public. \nThis hybrid event will be held on Wednesday\, 16 November 1 PM (EST) / 7 PM (CET). The physical event will be hosted by SIB in Amsterdam\, the Netherlands (UvA Roeterseilandcampus\, Roetersstraat 11). It will also be live streamed on Zoom. \nFor further information\, please contact SIB Amsterdam at info@sibamsterdam.nl.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-and-its-regime/
LOCATION:UvA Roeterseilandcampus / Zoom (virtual)\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T144500
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T233551Z
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SUMMARY:Investigating DPRK Human Rights: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)\, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI)\, the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations\, the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations\, and the European Union Delegation to the UN hosted a side-event\, “Investigating the DPRK Human Rights: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability” on Friday\, 28th October 2022\, 1:15-2:45 PM (EST) in a hybrid format: virtually on Zoom and in-person at the premises of the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN. \nThis event highlighted the human rights infringements and crimes against humanity perpetrated at DPRK detention facilities as well as the chain of command and control responsible for those violations\, in order to emphasize the importance of human rights accountability in the DPRK. \nFollowing presentations by ROK Ambassador-at-Large Lee Shin-wha and UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the DPRK Dr. Elizabeth Salmón\, the event featured briefings by HRNK Senior Advisors Joseph S. Bermudez\, Jr. and Robert Collins\, based on an ongoing HRNK investigation of DPRK detention facilities\, which uses a methodology combining satellite imagery\, witness testimony\, and open-source research. \nOver three decades since the end of the Cold War\, the DPRK has persisted as an egregious human rights violator. In the third decade of the 21st century\, the DPRK continues to run a system of political prison camps and other unlawful detention facilities. Up to 200\,000 men\, women\, and children are imprisoned at the DPRK’s political prison camps\, pursuant to a feudal-inspired system of guilt-by-association\, which punishes up to three generations for the perceived wrongdoing of one family member. \nTo this day\, the DPRK continues to discriminate against its own citizens\, based on the songbun system of perceived loyalty-based social classification. To procure the resources it needs to develop its nuclear and missile programs and to keep key elites’ content through access to luxury goods and hard currency from the outside world\, the DPRK continues to exploit and oppress its people at home and abroad. This side event aimed to draw attention to the worsening human rights situation in the DPRK as well as the deepening rift between the degrading human security situation of North Koreans and the continued obstinate focusing of resources not on the people\, but on the development and testing of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. \nProgram Agenda \nModerator: Greg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director \nWelcoming Remarks \n\nH.E. Rytis Paulauskas\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations\nH.E. Jakub Kulhánek\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations\nH.E. Hwang Joon-kook\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations\n\nPart I: DPRK Human Rights: Past\, Present\, Future \n\nH.E. Lee Shin-wha\, Ambassador-at-Large for North Korean Human Rights\, Republic of Korea\nDr. Elizabeth Salmón\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK\n\nPart II: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability \n\nJoseph S. Bermudez Jr.\, HRNK Senior Advisor\nRobert Collins\, HRNK Senior Advisor\n\nQ&A Session \nConcluding Remarks \n\nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/investigating-dprk-human-rights-satellite-imagery-lines-of-responsibility-accountability/
LOCATION:Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN in New York / Zoom (virtual)\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T233322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T025218Z
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SUMMARY:North Korean Workers Officially Dispatched to China & Russia: Human Rights Denial\, Chain of Command & Control
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, September 26\, 2022\, HRNK held a virtual launch of its latest report\, North Korean Workers Officially Dispatched to China & Russia: Human Rights Denial\, Chain of Command & Control by Greg Scarlatoiu\, with Raymond Ha and Hyunseung Lee. \nThe report finds that “the working conditions at overseas worksites constitute forced\, slave labor.” In particular\, “there are severe violations of the International Labor Organization’s core Conventions and North Korea’s own labor laws.” The report also provides information about the situation of overseas workers in China & Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic\, as well as an outline of the chain of command & control that directs the official dispatch of overseas workers. \nThe report is available online at https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Overseas_Workers_0926.pdf. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, opened the event with an overview of the practice of dispatching North Korean workers overseas\, along with a summary of HRNK’s efforts to investigate the issue. \nRaymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations & Research\, then provided an assessment of the gravity of labor standard violations affecting North Korea’s overseas workers. \nThis was followed by Hyunseung Lee\, HRNK Advisor and North Korea analyst\, who gave a detailed presentation about how the North Korean regime manages and oversees the official dispatch of overseas workers. \nThe event concluded with a brief Q&A session. \nPlease click on the following link to view the video recording of the report launch: https://youtu.be/fSdjRB1pIXE
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-workers-officially-dispatched-to-china-russia-human-rights-denial-chain-of-command-control/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T233041Z
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SUMMARY:IPCNKR 18th General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:HRNK hosted the 18th General Meeting of the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR) on Thursday\, September 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the DACOR Bacon House. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, moderated the event. \nOpening & Congratulatory Remarks\n(9:00-9:30 a.m.) \n\nThe Hon. Ha Tae-keung\, IPCNKR Chairperson & ROK National Assembly\nThe Hon. Damon Wilson\, President & CEO\, National Endowment for Democracy\nThe Hon. Hwang Woo-yea\, IPCNKR Honorary Chairperson & former ROK Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs\n\nSession 1: Promotion & Protection of Freedom of Opinion & Expression in N. Korea\n(9:30-10:40 a.m.) \n\nJang Hyoek\, former entrepreneur & defector from N. Korea\nDr. Baek Jieun\, Fellow\, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center\nThe Hon. Hong Suk-joon\, ROK National Assembly\nKwon Eun-kyoung\, Executive Director\, NK Net\n\nSession 2: Crimes Against Humanity in N. Korea & Accountability I\n(11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.) \n\nThe Hon. Nakagawa Masaharu\, member of the House of Representatives\, National Diet of Japan (remote)\nThe Hon. Futori Hideshi\, member of the House of Representatives\, National Diet of Japan\nThe Hon. Ji Seong-ho\, ROK National Assembly\nChoi Sung-yong\, head of the Abductees’ Family Union\nThe Hon. Park Sun-young\, former member\, ROK National Assembly\n\nLuncheon (12:20-1:30 p.m.) \nSession 3: Crimes Against Humanity in N. Korea & Accountability II\n(1:30-2:40 p.m.) \n\nLee Rae-jin\, older brother of Lee Dae-jun\, a ROK official who was killed by the N. Korean military\nThe Hon. Hwangbo Seung-hee\, ROK National Assembly\nAua Baldé\, Vice-Chair\, UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (remote)\nDr. Ethan Hee-seok Shin\, Legal Analyst\, Transitional Justice Working Group\n\nClosing Remarks\n(2:40-3:00 p.m.) \n\nThe Hon. Elizabeth Salmón\, UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights (remote)\nThe Hon. Young Kim\, U.S. House of Representatives (CA-39)\, prepared remarks delivered by The Hon. Ha Tae-keung\nThe Hon. Ha Tae-keung
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/ipcnkr-18th-general-meeting/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220812T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
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SUMMARY:The Rangoon Bombing Terrorist\, Kang Min-chol
DESCRIPTION:On October 9\, 1983\, North Korean agents planted a bomb at the Martyrs’ Mausolem in Rangoon\, Burma\, attempting to assassinate the fifth president of South Korea\, Chun Doo-hwan. Although Chun was unharmed due to an act of providence\, fourteen South Korean presidential advisers\, journalists\, and security officials were killed\, together with four Burmese nationals. One out of three North Korean assassins survived. This is the story of Kang Min-chol\, the lone survivor of the 1983 North Korean terrorist hit squad. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom\, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday\, August 12. \nFollowing a presentation by Amb. Ra Jong-yil\, the event will feature remarks by retired Lt. General Chun In-bum\, ROKA\, who was at the scene of the attack in 1983 as a first lieutenant\, and Robert Collins\, HRNK Author and Senior Adviser. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, will moderate the discussion. \nZoom access information will be shared with registered participants on Thursday\, August 11. The event will be open to the press and on-the-record.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-rangoon-bombing-terrorist-kang-min-chol/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
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SUMMARY:Report Findings: Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nOn June 27\, 2022\, following an exhaustive multi-year Inquiry\, HRNK and the International Bar Association (IBA) launched in Washington\, D.C. a report entitled “Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers.” The Inquiry\, chaired by four renowned international judges–including the former Presidents of the ICC and the Rwanda Tribunal\, as well as judges who served on the criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Cambodia–concluded that crimes against humanity have been\, and continue to be\, committed in North Korea’s pre-trial detention centers\, holding centers\, and labor training camps. \nRemarks by: \nNavanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay (Inquiry Chair)\n– Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Former President\, Rwanda Tribunal; Former Judge\, International Criminal Court (ICC) \nSilvia Fernández de Gurmendi\n– President\, Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC; Former President\, ICC \nWolfgang Schomburg\n– Former Judge\, Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia Tribunals \nGreg Kehoe\n– Former Co-Chair\, IBA War Crimes Committee; Partner\, Greenberg Traurig \nNawi Ukabiala\n– Pro Bono Counsel\, Debevoise & Plimpton\, LLP \nRoberta Cohen\n– Former Co-Chair\, HRNK; Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights \nDavid Tolbert\n– Former Deputy Chief Prosecutor\, Former Yugoslavia Tribunal; Former Exec. Dir.\, Int’l Center for Transitional Justice
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/report-findings-inquiry-on-crimes-against-humanity-in-north-korean-detention-centers/
LOCATION:National Press Club\, First Amendment Lounge\, Washington\, D.C.\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
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SUMMARY:Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Held in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:This event will begin with a screening of the documentary Abandoned Heroes No. 43 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion\, featuring: \nMr. Seon-Woo Lee\nPOW in North Korea from 1953 to 2006\, when he escaped to South Korea \nLt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson\, Jr. (USMC\, Retired)\nPresident\, WC Gregson & Associates\nFormer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs \nMs. Hee-Eun Kim\nFounder\, President & CEO\, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS) \nCol. David Maxwell (U.S. Army\, Retired)\nBoard Member\, HRNK\nSenior Fellow\, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) \nDr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (USMC\, Retired)\nProfessor\, Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice\, Angelo State University \nRemarks by the speakers will be followed by a Q&A session. The panel discussion will be moderated by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/never-forgotten-south-korean-pows-held-in-north-korea/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
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SUMMARY:Avoiding Scrutiny and Monitoring: North Korea's Protectors at the UN
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by HRNK Co-Chair Emeritus Roberta Cohen \nPresenters: \nDr. Rana Siu Inboden\nAdjunct Assistant Professor\, LBJ School of Public Affairs\nDistinguished Scholar\, Strauss Center for International Security and Law \nNorth Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Process \nThe report Dr. Inboden will feature examines ways that North Korea benefits from protection in the UN human rights system. In particular\, it examines patterns where other authoritarian countries shield North Korea from human rights criticism during the UN’s Universal Periodic Review process by offering praise for the North Korean government\, even in the face of severe human rights violations. It shows that jointly North Korea and other countries\, such as China\, blunt the effectiveness of external human rights scrutiny and monitoring. The North Korean regime and its allies frequently band together in multilateral bodies to shield each other from international human rights pressure. This is particularly evident during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). During all three of North Korea’s UPR sessions before the Human Rights Council (HRC)\, a number of its backers not only defended it but even applauded North Korea’s record.  The most active countries shielding North Korea were China\, Cuba\, and Venezuela\, but they were also joined by Syria\, Belarus\, Russia\, Vietnam\, Iran\, and Burundi. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nNorth Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The ECOSOC NGO Committee \nThe report Executive Director Scarlatoiu will feature examines the role of the ECOSOC NGO Committee as “gatekeeper” of international civil society access\, based on HRNK’s direct experience with the process. On April 17\, 2018\, the 54 member UN Economic and Social Council took action on a resolution to grant UN consultative status to the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). The resolution passed with 29 votes in favor\, 6 against\, and 13 abstentions. Six ECOSOC member states were absent. Belarus\, China\, Russian Federation\, South Africa\, Venezuela and Vietnam voted against. This victory for the North Korean human rights cause was the result of a long and grueling struggle to overcome opposition by UN ECOSOC NGO Committee protectors of North Korea. Previously\, ECOSOC NGO Committee members Burundi\, China\, Cuba\, Iran\, Nicaragua\, Pakistan\, the Russian Federation\, South Africa\, and Venezuela had voted against granting HRNK consultative status.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/avoiding-scrutiny-and-monitoring-north-koreas-protectors-at-the-un/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T214902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T023509Z
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SUMMARY:Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA by George Hutchinson\, the latest report in an ongoing project to examine North Korea’s information environment. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/army-of-the-indoctrinated-the-suryong-the-soldier-and-information-in-the-kpa/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T173000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T202214Z
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SUMMARY:Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friend of HRNK and IBA\, \nWe invite you to a Hearing in connection with an Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers that is being led by HRNK and the IBA. The Hearing\, which will be held on March 4\, 2022\, from 09:00 to 17:30 (EST)\, will feature (1) in-person testimony from survivors of North Korean detention centers\, and (2) expert testimony on command-and-control structures in the Kim regime\, satellite images of detention centers\, etc. The goal of the Hearing is to determine culpability for alleged crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute\, ranging from actors at the highest level of the regime (i.e.\, Kim Jong-un)\, to low-level guards who carry out many of the worst human rights abuses. \nFour renowned international jurists – who\, together\, have presided over the most consequential international criminal tribunals since the Nuremberg trials – will preside over the March 4th Hearing: \n1. Navi Pillay (Chair) is a South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. During her UN tenure\, Judge Pillay appointed Justice Michael Kirby to conduct the landmark UN Commission of Inquiry (2014) on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. She also served as President of the Rwanda Tribunal and as a judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC). \n2. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi served as the former President of the ICC and currently serves as the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC (2021-2023). \n3. Wolfgang Schomburg served as Germany’s first judge on the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals. \n4. Dame Silvia Cartwright is the former Governor-General of New Zealand and served as an international judge on the Cambodia Tribunal. \nThe Hearing will be conducted in-person at HRNK’s home\, the DACOR Bacon House\, 1801 F Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, and virtually\, via Zoom. Those participating in person will have to present a form of picture ID and proof of COVID vaccination in order to access the building. All participants are required to wear masks inside the building. For security reasons\, login information will be shared with confirmed virtual participants the day prior to the event. Please click here to RSVP. \nThank you for your attention and kind consideration. \nSincerely\, \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK\nMichael Maya\, Director\, IBA-North America
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inquiry-on-crimes-against-humanity-in-north-korean-detention-centers/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20006\, 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC\, WA\, 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211222T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T201847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T022802Z
UID:725637-1640170800-1640174400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea’s Political Prison Camp Kwan-li-so No. 14: Update 1
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring its latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-political-prison-camp-kwan-li-so-no-14-update-1/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T201701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T022444Z
UID:725635-1635937200-1635940800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea’s Long-term Prison-Labor Facility Kyo-hwa-so No. 3\, T'osŏng-ni (토성리)
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring its latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-long-term-prison-labor-facility-kyo-hwa-so-no-3-tosong-ni-%ed%86%a0%ec%84%b1%eb%a6%ac/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T201322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T221050Z
UID:725632-1635260400-1635265800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:An Overview of the UN Special Rapporteur's Role and Mandate
DESCRIPTION:Featuring:  \nThe Honorable Tomás Ojea Quintana\nSpecial Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the\nDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea \nModerated by: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nMr. Tomás Ojea Quintana was appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea by the Human Rights Council in 2016. \nMr. Ojea Quintana is a lawyer from Argentina working in the field of criminal law\, human rights and public interest\, representing NGOs and other groups in different cases\, including child abduction by the military regime\, sexual abuses by members of the church\, and business criminal liability for human rights abuses. He is currently the attorney of a universal jurisdiction case on the abuses against Rohingyas. \nHe served as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar from 2008 to 2014\, and previously as Consultant for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bolivia. He also worked as a lawyer at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (OAS). He is a consultant for the Parliament of Argentina\, and has worked as an adviser to government agencies on human rights and security issues. \nThis is Mr. Quintana’s second and final visit to Washington\, D.C. during his mandate as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK. \nPlease email Greg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, at executive.director@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/an-overview-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-role-and-mandate/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210722T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T200627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T022056Z
UID:725630-1626951600-1626955200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea’s Long-term Prison-Labor Facility Kyo-hwa-so No. 8\, Sŭngho-ri (승호리) - Update
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring the latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-long-term-prison-labor-facility-kyo-hwa-so-no-8-sungho-ri-%ec%8a%b9%ed%98%b8%eb%a6%ac-update/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T195648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021929Z
UID:725626-1626179400-1626184800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Still Held in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:Featuring:  \nFamily Members of ROK POWs \nColonel David Maxwell\nBoard Member\, HRNK\nSenior Fellow\, Foundation for Defense of Democracies\nColonel (RET)\, U.S. Army \nAmanda Mortwedt Oh\nHuman Rights Attorney\, HRNK \nRosa Park\nDirector of Programs and Editor\, HRNK \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nFredrick (Skip) Vincenzo\nVisiting Senior US Naval Special Warfare Fellow\, Atlantic Council \nHRNK will feature a discussion on the fate of South Korean POWs whom North Korea never returned to their hometowns and families after the July 27\, 1953 armistice. Subjected to forced labor and relegated to a very low “Category 43” Songbun status for almost seven decades\, dozens of them are still being held captive in the North to this day. HRNK’s Greg Scarlatoiu\, Amanda Mortwedt Oh\, and Rosa Park will be joined by HRNK Board Member U.S. Army COL (RET) David Maxwell (Foundation for the Defense of Democracies) and U.S. Navy SEAL Commander (RET) Frederick (Skip) Vincenzo (Atlantic Council)\, together with family members of ROK POWs held in the North. \nPlease click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/never-forgotten-south-korean-pows-still-held-in-north-korea/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210701T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210701T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T195359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021657Z
UID:725624-1625137200-1625140800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: The Role of the United Nations”
DESCRIPTION:Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea: The Role of the United Nations” is HRNK’s 50th report in our 20-year history. This is even more meaningful as David Hawk’s “Hidden Gulag” (2003) was the first report published by HRNK.  In his latest report\, Hawk details efforts by many UN member states and by the UN’s committees\, projects and procedures to promote and protect human rights in the DPRK.  The report highlights North Korea’s shifts in its approach to human rights before and after the February 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry report. In conclusion\, while following the collapse of the Hanoi Summit and the outbreak of the COVID epidemic\, North Korea is currently in an extreme “anti-reform” and “anti-opening” phase. This HRNK report contends that recommendations the United Nations could make to the DPRK may provide a roadmap complete with specific steps for North Korea to become a more “normal” country. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click on the button above or click here to RSVP. 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-in-the-democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-the-role-of-the-united-nations/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T194613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021442Z
UID:725619-1624550400-1624554000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Patterns of Impunity: Human Rights in North Korea and the Role of the U.S. Special Envoy
DESCRIPTION:Ambassador Robert King will be featuring his latest book\, “Patterns of Impunity: Human Rights in North Korea and the Role of the U.S. Special Envoy.” Published by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center\, Freeman Spogli Institute\, Stanford University\, Ambassador King’s book is a captivating account of his efforts to integrate human rights within U.S. policy with North Korea. The book also provides unique insights into the creation of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in North Korea as well as obstacles to upholding internationally accepted human rights standards and the challenges to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korea. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/patterns-of-impunity-human-rights-in-north-korea-and-the-role-of-the-u-s-special-envoy/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221129T193701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021216Z
UID:725610-1623340800-1623344400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Escaping Paradise
DESCRIPTION:From the Workers’ Paradise to the United States\, former North Korean Doohyun Kim will share the life\, trials\, and journey of his North Korean family\, who miraculously escaped North Korea. \nDoohyun is a senior at Utah Valley University\, majoring in Global Politics. He also studied at Seoul Cyber University in South Korea\, majoring in Business Administration. Doohyun is currently a member of HRNK’s research\, translation\, and media-monitoring team. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click on the button above or click here to RSVP. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/escaping-paradise/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T211617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T020323Z
UID:725599-1622044800-1622048400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:First We Take Pyonghattan\, Then We Take Pyongyang
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThis event will be on the record. \nFeaturing:  \nMs. Seo-hyun Lee & Mr. Hyeun-seung Lee\nNorth Korean Escapees\nHosts\, “Pyonghattan” YouTube Program \nModerated by: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nNorth Korean escapees Ms. Seo-hyun Lee and Mr. Hyeun-seung Lee will address their life experience in North Korea\, South Korea\, and the United States. The two hosts of the “Pyonghattan” program will discuss the current state of the North Korean economy\, society\, politics\, and human rights as well as North Korean elites and Kim regime dynamics. They will address the potential role of North Korea’s youth and the “Jangmadang Generation” in transforming North Korea moving forward. The speakers will address the importance of empowering the people of North Korea through information from the outside world. After all\, the only way to enact positive change in North Korea is by means of empowering its people through such information. \nPlease click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/first-we-take-pyonghattan-then-we-take-pyongyang/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T211147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T020908Z
UID:725593-1620921600-1620925200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Biden Administration: Is a North Korean Human Rights Reset Possible?
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) cordially invites you to: \nHRNK Board Member Speaking Series \n“The Biden Administration: Is a North Korean Human Rights Reset Possible?” \nThursday\, May 13\, 2021\n4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) \nThis event will be on the record. \nFeaturing:  \nDr. Nicholas Eberstadt\nHenry Wendt Chair\, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)\nFounding Board Member\, HRNK \nModerated by: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nCan the Biden administration stop Kim and thwart his nuclear ambitions? Can the Biden administration retake the higher ground once held on North Korean human rights? The answer is yes—if it is serious about doing so. President Biden has the power and the options at his disposal to progressively reduce the North Korean threat. Accomplishing this\, however\, will take a vision and resolve his predecessors lacked—and determination as well not to repeat their mistakes in dealing with Pyongyang. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-biden-administration-is-a-north-korean-human-rights-reset-possible/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T210654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T025715Z
UID:725589-1619524800-1619528400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Trafficking of North Korean Women To China
DESCRIPTION:Recent reports suggest that North Korean women in China are subjected to systematic rape\, sex trafficking\, sexual slavery\, sexual abuse\, prostitution\, cybersex trafficking\, forced marriage\, and forced pregnancy. Reportedly\, tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked into China and sold into the sex trade. The business of the sale of North Korean women is worth an estimated $105 million annually. It is a business that will not cease without intervention and certainly not until an organised international effort is underway. \nThe panelists will discuss the issue and consider what can be done to address the issue. \nSpeakers include: \nLord Alton of Liverpool\, Crossbench Peer at the UK House of Lords \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director \nJihyun Park\, North Korean defector and Human Rights Activist \nPlease register via Eventbrite: https://traffickingofnkwomen.eventbrite.co.uk
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-trafficking-of-north-korean-women-to-china/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T183710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T205543Z
UID:725570-1619110800-1619114400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea: Perennial Arsenal of Terror
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nJoshua Stanton’s HRNK report “Arsenal of Terror” (2015) generated critical information and analysis credited for contributing to the relisting of North Korea as a state-sponsor of terrorism. Over the years\, his work has been instrumental in designing the North Korean sanctions regime while paying particular attention to humanitarian exemptions. Joshua Stanton will focus on recent instances of terror by the North Korean regime\, including the assassination of the leader’s half-brother Kim Jong-nam with VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur international airport\, the threat to emigres inside South Korea\, as well as the ongoing need for legislation to clarify definitions and process. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-perennial-arsenal-of-terror/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T183544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T205446Z
UID:725564-1617904800-1617908400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Top Priority: North Korean Human Rights in 2021
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThe panel addressed the current state of North Korean human rights. The speakers provided an overview of international reactions and initiatives to address North Korean human rights through international fora as well as South Korea’s stance on human rights violations in the North. The panel made the case for addressing North Korean human rights as a priority\, rather than a “fringe” issue\, too often outcompeted by concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/top-priority-north-korean-human-rights-in-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T100000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T183428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T030035Z
UID:725560-1617267600-1617271200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“How Silent Partners Aid Persecuted North Koreans”
DESCRIPTION:The North Korean regime has been classified in the Open Doors World Watch List as the worst state perpetrator of Christian persecution for the past 20 years through 2021. Only when one contemplates the ‘rivals’ for this designation\, such as Somalia\, Afghanistan\, China\, Sudan\, Yemen\, and Uzbekistan\, among other world-class persecutors\, does the full impact of Pyongyang’s systemic suppression of its Christian population begin to register. The roots of this toxic strain of religious intolerance can be found in the personality and political philosophy of North Korea’s founding father\, Kim Il-sung\, the current absolute leader’s grandfather. The grandson has shown himself no less vitriolic in his distrust and hatred of followers of the Nazarene. Despite overwhelming odds that could have caused its extinction\, the remnant of the North Korean church has endured through over 70 years of relentless persecution. During those decades\, silent external partners of goodwill have desperately sought ways to bring hope\, encouragement and practical assistance to the beleaguered faithful continually under Caesar’s sword. Small pinholes of light in the regime have shed just enough illumination so that those eager to help are able to assist the persecuted. In necessarily general terms\, Reverend Peters will describe some of those tactics. \nPlease RSVP by clicking here.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/how-silent-partners-aid-persecuted-north-koreans/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T183229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T030136Z
UID:725554-1616688000-1616691600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“The Plight of North Korean Refugees from Famine to COVID-19”
DESCRIPTION:This event was held on the record. \nThe three presenters presented an overview of the North Korean refugee crisis including: refoulement to North Korea\, China’s role\, the applicability of the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees\, and the international response. The speakers addressed the U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act\, the status of North Korean refugees in the United States\, and challenges faced throughout their resettlement process. In addition\, the panel discussed the status of former North Koreans in South Korea\, including challenges faced during their resettlement and naturalization process and the current South Korean government’s stance on escapee activists and human rights groups. Finally\, the panel discussed the impact of the North Korean regime’s COVID “ultra-lockdown” on those who attempt to escape.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-plight-of-north-korean-refugees-from-famine-to-covid-19/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T182936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T030854Z
UID:725548-1615392000-1615395600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea: Atrocity Crimes and Future Accountability with The Honorable Morse Tan
DESCRIPTION:Ambassador Morse Tan will address accountability for the crimes against humanity and other egregious human rights violations committed by the North Korean regime. The North Korean human rights issue was sidelined during summit diplomacy with the DPRK. However\, more than seven years after the UN COI report\, accountability is not forgotten. Ambassador Tan\, a top authority on global criminal justice and a most prolific North Korean human rights scholar\, will share his thoughts on a roadmap to seeking accountability and justice in the DPRK. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. Please RSVP by clicking the button above or by clicking here. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-atrocity-crimes-and-future-accountability-with-the-honorable-morse-tan/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T173912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032110Z
UID:725542-1614276000-1614279600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:South Africa's Apartheid & North Korea's Songbun: Parallels in Crimes Against Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Please click here to RSVP.  \n“South Africa’s Apartheid and North Korea’s Songbun: Parallels in Crimes against Humanity” by Robert Collins underlines similarities between two systematically\, deliberately\, and thoroughly discriminatory repressive systems. This latest report by Robert Collins adds to his many contributions to understanding North Korea’s levers of power\, the dominant role of the Korean Workers’ Party and the key elites\, the chain of control and command responsible for crimes against humanity and other egregious human rights violations as well as the extent of the oppression brought onto all levels of North Korean society. Together with Collins’ North Korea’s “Organization and Guidance Department: The Control Tower of Human Rights Denial” (2019)\, “Denied from the Start: Human Rights at the Local Level in North Korea” (2018)\, “From Cradle to Grave: The Path of North Korean Innocents” (2017)\, “Pyongyang Republic: North Korea’s Capital of Human Rights Denial” (2016)\, and “Marked for Life: Songbun\, North Korea’s Social Classification System” (2012)\, “South Africa’s Apartheid and North Korea’s Songbun” provides invaluable insight for decision makers\, diplomats\, scholars\, and human rights defenders. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/south-africas-apartheid-north-koreas-songbun-parallels-in-crimes-against-humanity/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T172920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032443Z
UID:725536-1611597600-1640458800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The North Korean Abduction Issue: An Update
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held under the Chatham House Rule \nRSVP \nFeaturing: \nDaiji Yamaguchi\nDirector of Policy\, Headquarters for the Abductions Issue\, Government of Japan \nModerator: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nWhen a meeting\, or part thereof\, is held under the Chatham House Rule\, participants are free to use the information received\, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s)\, nor that of any other participant\, may be revealed. \nDirector Daiji Yamaguchi will provide a brief overview and update on the issue of abductions of Japanese citizens and nationals of other countries by North Korea. This virtual event\, conducted via Zoom\, will be open to the public\, including press correspondents. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korean-abduction-issue-an-update/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073340
CREATED:20221107T172622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032554Z
UID:725529-1608566400-1608570000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“Chŭngsan No. 11 Detention Facility”
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP here.  \nHRNK will be featuring the latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/chungsan-no-11-detention-facility/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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