BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HRNK - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:HRNK X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.hrnk.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for HRNK REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170424T160000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125125Z CREATED:20190107T125123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125125Z UID:712107-1493038800-1493049600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea's Gulag: Addressing an Ongoing Humanitarian Emergency DESCRIPTION:On the first day of North Korea Freedom Week\, The George Washington University Truth and Human Rights in North Korea (THiNK) cordially invites you to: \nNorth Korea’s Gulag: Addressing an Ongoing Humanitarian Emergency\nMonday\, April 24\, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. \n GWU Betts Theater Marvin Center 800 21st Street\, NW  Washington\, DC 20052 \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00–1:05 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK Jason West\, Graduate President\, GW THiNK \n 1:05–1:15 p.m. | Opening Remarks Suzanne Scholte\, Chair\, NKFC and Co-Vice-Chair\, HRNK \n 1:15–2:25 p.m. | Witness Panel  Moderator: Suzanne Scholte\, Chair\, NKFC and Co-Vice-Chair\, HRNK North Korean escapee delegation \n 2:25–2:45 p.m. | Satellite Imagery Update Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK Rosa Park\, Director of Programs and Editor\, HRNK \n 2:45–4:00 p.m. | Expert Panel  Moderator: Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK Roberta Cohen\, Co-Chair Emeritus\, HRNK Nicholas Eberstadt\, Henry Wendt Chair\, AEI and Board Member\, HRNK Anthony Ruggiero\, Senior Fellow\, Foundation for Defense of Democracies\n   \nThe event will be on the record. \n   \nTo RSVP for this event\, please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs at rosapark@hrnk.org.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-gulag-addressing-an-ongoing-humanitarian-emergency/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Invitation_Banner_v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125124Z CREATED:20190107T125123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125124Z UID:712106-1491417000-1491426000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Kwang-joo Sohn\, Korea Hana Foundation DESCRIPTION:Korea Club  Wednesday |  April 5\, 2017 6:30–9:00PM \n North Korean Refugee Settlement in the ROK: An Update \n Guest Speaker:  Kwang-joo Sohn \n Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182\n Dear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday\, April 5\, 2017. The event will feature Kwang-joo Sohn\, who will give a presentation entitled\, “North Korean Refugee Settlement in ROK: An Update.” \n Kwang-joo Sohn is the President of Korea Hana Foundation (North Korean Refugees Foundation)\, an organization established under the ROK Ministry of Unification. Previously\, Mr. Sohn led the DailyNK Korea Unification Strategy Institute and served as the chief editor for the DailyNK. He also led the Ideology Research Center\, Institute for International Affairs Research\, ROK National Intelligence Service (NIS)\, was a member of the NIS Unification Policy Institute Research Committee\, and of the advisory committee of the 17th Presidential Transition Team in 2008. Mr. Sohn has been a member of the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights since 2007. A former reporter for the Dong-A Daily\, Mr. Sohn holds a BA in French language and literature from Korea University and completed the Graduate School of North Korean Studies at Kyungnam University. For two years\, he studied under Hwang Jang-yeop\, former president of Kim Il-sung University and most senior North Korean defector to the ROK. He has authored numerous articles and columns as well as six books on the inner workings of the Kim regime. \n Please note\, this EVENT WILL BE OFF THE RECORD.   \n PROGRAM DETAILS The reception will begin at 6:30 pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash. \n RSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER The evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the Korea Club conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website:  http://www.woolaeoak.com. \n FOR DRIVERS Woo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage. \n FOR METRO RIDERS Silver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use  http://wmata.com. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-kwang-joo-sohn-korea-hana-foundation/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2017-03-28-at-3_56_34-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170327T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170327T154000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125124Z CREATED:20190107T125123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125124Z UID:712105-1490608800-1490629200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea’s human rights abuses: The crimes of a belligerent state DESCRIPTION:North Korea’s human rights abuses: The crimes of a belligerent state \nMonday\, March 27\, 2017 | 10:00 AM–3:40 PM \nLunch will be served. \nAEI\, Auditorium | 1789 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW | Washington\, DC 20036 \nFor US policy\, defending human rights in North Korea is not only a moral imperative but also an essential element to reducing the regime’s threats to the rest of the world. \nRSVP \nWatch Live Online    \n  \nDESCRIPTION \nPyongyang is the world’s worst human rights violator\, and yet\, the Kim regime’s behavior at home cannot be dismissed as an isolated threat far from America’s shores\, as North Korea’s latest atrocities abroad — overseas assassinations\, rocket launches\, and nuclear threats — demonstrate. For US policy\, defending human rights in North Korea is not only a moral imperative but also an essential element to reducing the danger the regime poses to the world. \nPlease join AEI\, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, and the Yonsei Center for Human Liberty on March 27 — the third anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s endorsement of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights report on North Korea — for an expert update on the human rights situation in North Korea and a discussion of how Washington and its allies in the region can seek to improve it. \n  \nPARTICIPANTS \nVirginia Bennett\, US Department of State\, Bureau of Democracy\, Human Rights\, and Labor \nNicholas Eberstadt\, AEI \nJoanna Hosaniak\, Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights \nH. E. Ahn Ho-Young\, Republic of Korea ambassador to the United States \nSung Han Kim\, former Republic of Korea vice minister of foreign affairs \nTaehyo Kim\, Sungkyunkwan University \nRobert King\, former US special envoy on North Korean human rights \nMichael Kirby\, Former Chief\, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \nJung-Hoon Lee\, Republic of Korea ambassador for North Korean human rights \nDavid Maxwell\, Georgetown University; Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \nWilliam Newcomb\, 38 North \nMyung-hyun Ko\, Asan Institute of Policy Studies \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \nJoshua Stanton\, One Free Korea \nREGISTER \nRSVP to attend this event. \nTo watch live online\, click here on March 27 at 10:00 AM ET. Registration is not required. \n  \nCONTACTS \nFor more information\, please contact Cecilia Joy Perez at Cecilia.joyperez@aei.org\, 202.862.7190. \nFor media inquiries or to register a camera crew\, please contact MediaServices@aei.org\, 202.862.5829. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-human-rights-abuses-the-crimes-of-a-belligerent-state/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/unnamed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170309T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170309T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125124Z CREATED:20190107T125123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125124Z UID:712103-1489084200-1489093200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Col. Ashton Ormes (USA Ret.): North Korea and the Mission to Account for America's Missing Korean War Servicemen DESCRIPTION:Korea Club Thursday | March 9\, 2017 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm\nNorth Korea and the Mission to Account for America's Missing Korean War Servicemen\nGuest Speaker: \nCol. Ashton Ormes (USA Ret.)\nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182\n  \nDear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Thursday\, March 9\, 2017. The event will feature Col. Ashton Ormes\, who will give a presentation entitled\, “North Korea and the Mission to Account for America's Missing Korean War Servicemen.”   \n \nAshton Ormes is a retired U.S. Army colonel\, a Northeast Asia Foreign Area Officer\, and a former civilian member of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO).  He first became involved in the mission to account for America’s missing Korean War servicemen\, and initiatives to win North Korean cooperation in this effort\, while serving in the United Nations Command component of the Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) in Panmunjom\, Korea from 1986 to 1988.  Returning to Panmunjom from 1995 to 1997 as the UNCMAC Secretary\, he participated in negotiations leading to joint US/DPRK operations in North Korea that began in 1996\, ended in 2005\, and recovered the remains of 229 missing men.  From 2000 to 2005\, as the Director of Research and Analysis for DPMO\, he took part in negotiations with North Korean representatives and traveled to North Korea six times to observe remains recovery operations in North and South Pyongan Provinces and in South Hamgyong Province.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Virginia Military Institute\, a Master of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University\, and is a graduate of both the Republic of Korea Army College and the U.S. Army War College.   \n\n PROGRAM DETAILS \nReception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash. \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \nThe evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the Korea Club conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website:  http://www.woolaeoak.com. \n  \nFOR DRIVERS \nWoo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage. \n FOR METRO RIDERS \nSilver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use  http://wmata.com.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-col-ashton-ormes-usa-ret-north-korea-and-the-mission-to-account-for-americas-missing-korean-war-servicemen/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cc8a34e2-7b82-4530-a952-5cb891b80eab.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170301T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170301T160000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125121Z CREATED:20190107T125119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125121Z UID:712101-1488355200-1488384000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities DESCRIPTION:Join St. Mary’s University for the North Korea: Challenges and Opportunities conference featuring experts from around the globe. The program will delve into timely issues about North Korea’s military\, international community\, engagement and diplomacy. \nWednesaday\, March 1\, 2017 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. Mary’s University University Center\, Conference Room A Reception to follow \nRegistration Fee $10 students $25 general admission \nThe registration fee covers admission to the conference and the reception to follow\, continental breakfast\, refreshments and lunch. \nRegistration is required. You can register today by completing the registration form below. \nSchedule of Events\n8 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. – Conference Check-in\n9:30 to 11 a.m. – Panel 1: North Korea’s Military\nModerator: Mark Tokola\, Korea Economic Institute Presentation: “The North Korean Military Threat\,” General John Tilelli (former USFK Commander) Presentation: “North Korean Proliferation\,” Bruce Bechtol\, Ph.D.\, Angelo State University Discussant: Thomas J. Bellows\, Ph.D.\, University of Texas at San Antonio Discussant: William Taylor\, Ph.D.\, Angelo State University \n11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Lunch\nKeynote Speaker: Min Cho\, Ph.D. – Lunch will be served during presentation. \n1 to 2:30 p.m. – Panel 2: North Korea and the International Community\nModerator: Ambassador Thomas Hart Armbruster Presentation: “The North Korean Human Rights Conundrum\,” Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Presentation: “Sanctions Regimes and North Korea” William Newcomb\, former UN official Discussant: Troy Stangarone\, Korea Economic Institute Discussant: Anthony Bartl\, Ph.D.\, Angelo State University \n2:30 to 2:45 p.m. – Break\n2:45 TO 4:15 p.m. – Panel 3: Engagement and Diplomacy\nModerator: Ambassador James F. Creagan\, Ph.D. Presentation: “The American North Korea Engagement Strategy” Keith Luse\, Executive Director\, National Committee on North Korea Presentation: “Engagement\, Diplomacy\, and North Korea’s Neighbors” Chris Griffin\, Executive Director\, Foreign Policy Initiative Discussant: Rosa Park\, Director of Programs and Editor\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Discussant: Stephen Noerper\, Senior Director\, Policy and Corporate Programs\, The Korea Society and Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs\, Columbia University \n4:15 to 5:30 p.m. – Reception\nDOWNLOAD FLYER \nFor more information\, contact Kathleen Worthington at 210-436-3111 or kworthington@stmarytx.edu. \nThis event is sponsored by St. Mary’s University\, Institute for the Study of Asian Development; Angelo State University; Korea Economic Institute; and The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-challenges-and-opportunities/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/North-Korea-Conference_Poster_0117_PRINT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170217T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170217T164500 DTSTAMP:20190107T125123Z CREATED:20190107T125123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125123Z UID:712102-1487323800-1487349900@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The North Korean Endgame: Where do we go from here? DESCRIPTION:Join Georgetown Truth and Human Rights in North Korea (THiNK) and the School of Foreign Service Asian Studies Program for our 4th Annual Conference on North Korea. This year’s conference\, ‘The North Korean Endgame: Where do we go from here?’\, assesses the current state of North Korea from strategic\, geopolitical\, and human rights standpoints. The conference will feature a frank discussion on the necessary policy steps to take going forward. Distinguished North Korea experts\, activists\, and defectors will engage in discussions regarding North Korean nuclear weapons\, sanctions\, UN resolutions\, high level defections\, and human rights\, with the purpose of laying a practical framework for pursuing and preparing for the North Korean endgame. Georgetown students will serve as moderators for these discussions. Mai Thai will be catered. \nThe event will take place on Friday\, February 17th\, from 10:00 am to 4:45 pm in the Fisher Colloquium room in the McDonough School of Business. \nDirections can be found here: http://msb.georgetown.edu/about/the-school/maps-directions  \nDraft Program \n9:30 am – Registration \n10:00 am – Welcome \n10:05 am – Opening Remarks: His Excellency Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young\, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea \n10:15 am – The State of the Peoples’ Republic: North Korea Today Keynote Speaker: Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n11:15 am – First Discussion Panel:  Planning for the _________: Occurrence and the role of the International Community in the future of North Korea Speakers: David Maxwell\, Georgetown Security Studies; the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea  Lieutenant General (Ret.) Chun In Bum\, The Brookings Institution Joshua Stanton\, One Free Korea Dr. Roberta Cohen\, Co-Chair Emeritus\, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n12:30 pm – Lunchtime Keynote: Leadership Dynamics under Kim Jong Un and the State of North Korea’s Elite/Leadership Speaker: Ken Gause\, Director\, CNA\, & Author: North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Dynamics under Kim Jong Un \n1:45 pm – Discussion Panel II: Regional Perspectives on and Roles in the Future on North Korea \nSpeakers: Dr. Michael Green\, Georgetown Asian Studies Program\, & Japan Chair\, CSIS Dennis Wilder\, Georgetown Asian Studies Program Dr. Andrew Kuchins\, Senior Associated\, CSIS; Gerorgetown CERES \n2:50 pm – Human Rights in the DPRK: Recent Victories and Setbacks Speaker: Suzanne Scholte\, President\, the North Korea Freedom Coalition \n3:25 pm – Discussion Panel III: Current Human Rights Objectives and the Role of Defectors Moving Forward \nPanelists: Suzanne Scholte – President\, the North Korea Freedom Coalition Grace Jo – Vice President\, NKinUSA (North Korean Defectors in the USA) Austin Hyeon – Defector\, Columbia University Rosa Park – Director of Programs and Editor\, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n4:30 – Closing Remarks – Koo Byeongsam\, Korean Ministry of Unification Attaché to the Korean Embassy  \n4:45 – Adjourn URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korean-endgame-where-do-we-go-from-here/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161216T093000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125057Z CREATED:20190107T125054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125057Z UID:712077-1481878800-1481880600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Expert Meeting: U.S. and ROK Policy toward North Korean Human Rights DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) \nand the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) ​cordially invite you to:  \n ​Expert Meeting: U.S. and ROK Policy toward North Korean Human Rights \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nFriday\, December 16\, 2016 9:00a.m. – 1:30p.m.\n\nThe National Press Club ​First Amendment Lounge 529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th Floor Washington\, DC 20045\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimultaneous Korean and English translation\, coffee\, tea\, breakfast pastries\, and lunch will be provided.\n\n  \n\nAGENDA\n 9:00a.m.–9:30a.m. | Registration \n 9:30a.m.–9:35a.m. | Welcoming Remarks Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK \n 9:35a.m.–9:40a.m. | Opening Remarks Sung-ho Lee\, Chairperson\, NHRCK \n 9:40a.m.–9:50a.m. | Congratulatory Remarks Justice Michael Kirby\, Former Chief\, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in\nthe Democratic People's Republic of Korea \n 9:50a.m.–10:00a.m. | Special Remarks The Honorable Scott Busby\, Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Bureau of Democracy\, Human Rights\,\nand Labor \n 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\nRights\, NHRCK Speakers: Justice Michael Kirby\, Former Chief\, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the\nDemocratic 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 \n 11:00a.m.–11:10a.m. | Coffee break \n 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 \n 12:10p.m.–12:15p.m. | Closing Remarks \n 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\n \n  \nThe event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and \nif you plan to bring equipment. A mult box for English and Korean will be available for use. ​​\n \n \n \n\n Space is limited. To RSVP for this event\, please click to register below. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n Please email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs at rosapark@hrnk.org with\nany questions or concerns.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/expert-meeting-u-s-and-rok-policy-toward-north-korean-human-rights/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Logos.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125045Z CREATED:20190107T125042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125045Z UID:712059-1479407400-1479416400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Ambassador Joseph DeTrani DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Thursday\, November 17\, 2016. The event will feature Ambassador Joseph DeTrani who will give a presentation entitled\, “Recommendations for the Next Administrations' North Korea Policy.” ​ Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is the President of the Daniel Morgan Academy. Prior to joining the Academy\, he served as the president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) for three years and now serves on their Board of Advisors.\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmbassador DeTrani was the Senior Advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center and the Intelligence Community Mission Manager for North Korea.  Prior to joining the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in 2006\, he served at the Department of State as the Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks with North Korea\, with the rank of Ambassador\, and as the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO).  \nBefore his service with the Department of State\, Ambassador DeTrani had a distinguished career with the Central Intelligence Agency.  As a member of the Senior Intelligence Service\, his Washington assignments included leadership positions as the Director of East Asia Operations\, Director for European Operations\, Director of the Office of Technical Services\, Director of Public Affairs\, Director of the Crime and Narcotics Center and Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence William Casey.  Ambassador DeTrani spent a number of years overseas\, primarily in East Asia and China and is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) and proficient in French. He is the recipient of numerous awards\, to include the Donovan Award\, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the Commandant’s Award.  \nAmbassador DeTrani was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and is a graduate of New York University (NYU)\, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics\, and attended NYU School of Law and Graduate School of Business Administration.  He received a Certificate in Chinese from the State Department Foreign Language School in Taiwan and attended Harvard’s International Security Program for executives.  \nAmbassador DeTrani a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute of Strategic Studies and has published numerous articles dealing with North Korea\, China\, Iran\, Cyber espionage and non-proliferation issues.\n \nPROGRAM DETAILS\nReception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash.\n \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org.\n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER\nThe evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the Korea Club conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website:  http://www.woolaeoak.com.\n \nFOR DRIVERS\nWoo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage.\n FOR METRO RIDERS\nSilver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use  http://wmata.com.\n \n           \n Korea Club Directors\n              Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI   \n                     (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-ambassador-joseph-detrani/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-11-07-at-4_42_18-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161020T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161020T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125034Z CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125034Z UID:712024-1476988200-1476997200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Robert Collins DESCRIPTION:  \n  Korea Club with Robert Collins Thursday | October 20\, 2016 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm\n  Songbun\, Pyongyang Republic and North Korea's Policy of Human Rights Denial Guest Speaker: Robert Collins Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182\n  \nDear Colleague:   \nYou are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Thursday\, October 20\, 2016. The event will feature Mr. Robert Collins who will give a presentation entitled\, “Songbun\, Pyongyang Republic and North Korea's Policy of Human Rights Denial.”   \nRobert M. Collins is HRNK Non-resident Senior Adviser and author. He is a 37-year veteran employee of the U.S. Department of the Army and served for 31 years in various positions with the U.S. military in Korea\, including several liaison positions with the Republic of Korea military. He finished his career in June 2009 as Chief of Strategy\, U.S.-ROK Combined Forces Command\, Seoul\, Korea. Mr. Collins served the 4-star U.S. commander as a political analyst for planning on Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian security issues. In that capacity\, he developed strategies and policy and planning concepts in pursuit of U.S. and U.S.-ROK Alliance security interests relative to the North Korean threat and regional security challenges. Mr. Collins holds a B.A. in Asian History from the University of Maryland (1977)\, and an M.A. in International Politics with a focus on North Korean Politics from Dankook University (1988). He was an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Maryland University College from 1995 to 1999. He received the Republic of Korea Sam-il Medal (South Korean Order of National Security Merit\, Fourth Class) from President Lee Myung-Bak and the U.S. Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service by the Secretary of the Army. Mr. Collins is currently a freelance writer focusing on Korean security issues and U.S. interests in Northeast Asia. He is the author of Pyongynag Republic: North Korea's Capital of Human Rights Denial (Washington\, D.C.: HRNK 2016); Marked For Life: Songbun\, North Korea’s Social Classification System (Washington\, D.C.: HRNK 2012); and Strategic Assessment of North Korean Human Environment During Crisis (United States Forces Korea’s Korean Battle Simulation Center).  Mr. Collins is a regular contributor to HRNK's online publication\,HRNK Insider. \n  \nPROGRAM DETAILS \nReception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash. \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \nThe evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the Korea Club conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website: http://www.woolaeoak.com. \n  \nFOR DRIVERS \nWoo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage. \n FOR METRO RIDERS \nSilver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use http://wmata.com. \n  \n         Korea Club Directors \n              Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI   \n                     (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-robert-collins/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-10-12-at-3_44_31-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160907T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160907T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125116Z CREATED:20190107T125105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125116Z UID:712091-1473273000-1473282000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Markus Garlauskas DESCRIPTION:  \n  Korea Club with Markus Garlauskas Wednesday | September 7\, 2016 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm\n  A Changing North Korea Guest Speaker: Markus Garlauskas Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182\n  \nDear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend an off the record meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday\, September 7\, 2016. The event will feature Mr. Markus Garlauskas who will give a presentation entitled “A Changing North Korea.” \n Markus Garlauskas is the Senior National Intelligence Officer on the National Intelligence Council at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).  He oversees the production of coordinated intelligence community strategic analysis on North Korea\, while serving as the DNI’s senior subject matter expert and analytic advisor on North Korea issues in support of the DNI's role as the principal intelligence adviser to the President. From 2002 to 2014\, Mr. Garlauskas served on the staff of United Nations Command\, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea in Seoul\, including as Chief of Intelligence Estimates and Chief of the Strategy Division. In the latter capacity\, he served as the principal civilian advisor to three successive commanders on strategic political-military issues\, and worked closely with South Korean counterparts on strategies for countering North Korean missiles and WMD. For his work in Korea\, he received the Joint Civilian Distinguished Service Award\, the highest award for a civilian from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He holds Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. \n  \nPROGRAM DETAILS \nReception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash. \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \nThe evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the Korea Club conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website: http://www.woolaeoak.com. \n  \nFOR DRIVERS \nWoo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage. \n FOR METRO RIDERS \nSilver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use http://wmata.com. \n  \n         Korea Club Directors \n              Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI   \n                     (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-markus-garlauskas/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/b598de4b-24ba-4959-bbcb-e01240c2babb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T190000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125029Z CREATED:20190107T125027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125029Z UID:712017-1469554200-1469559600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korean Human Rights: The Way Forward DESCRIPTION:Please click here to view the full agenda.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-human-rights-the-way-forward/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-07-21-at-9_46_14-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160629T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T120000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125036Z CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125036Z UID:712032-1467188100-1467288000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Security Challenges in the Korean Peninsula in 2016 DESCRIPTION:View Online\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe cordially invite you to join us for\nSecurity Challenges in the Korean Peninsula in 2016: Issues and Opportunities on June 29 & 30\, 2016\, in Copley Formal Lounge at Georgetown  University.  \n \n Breakfast and Lunch is provided for all attendees; this event is free and open to the public.  An annotated agenda is below; the full agenda may be viewed here.  \n \n\nThis special event is supported through the generosity of the Philip and Patricia Bilden Asian Security Studies Fund.  \n \nThis event will be live webstreamed on css.georgetown.edu.\n \nRSVP Here\n \n \n   \nFull Agenda for Complete Speakers List and Speaker Biographies\n \nWednesday\, June 29\, 2016 \n8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Registration and Breakfast \n \n8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Opening Remarks\n \n9:15 AM – 11:15 AM Panel I: Four Power Relations on the Korean Peninsula \n  \n11:30 – 12:45 Keynote Luncheon \n \n1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Panel II: The Political Economy of the Two Koreas \n   \n3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Panel III: The US-Korea Security Alliance\n  \n\nThursday\, June 30\, 2016 \n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast\n \n9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Panel IV: Korean Unification and Human Rights\n \n11:45 PM – 12:00 PM Closing Remarks\n \nPlease register by June 27.  Any questions or inquiries may be address to The Center for Security Studies (securitystudies@georgetown.edu) URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/security-challenges-in-the-korean-peninsula-in-2016/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/circle-youtube.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T110000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125049Z CREATED:20190107T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125049Z UID:712063-1464255000-1464260400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:GULAG\, INC.: The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) ​cordially invites you to the launch of our new report:  ​        GULAG\, INC. \nThe Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries by Kim Kwang-jin \n Thursday\, May 26\, 2016 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. \nThe National Press Club ​Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th Floor Washington\, DC 20045\n \n\n \nPresenter:\nKim Kwang-jin Author\, Gulag\, Inc.: The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries \n Discussants:  David Asher Adjunct Senior Fellow\, Center for New American Security\n \nRoberta Cohen\nCo-chair Emeritus\, HRNK\nNon-Resident Senior Fellow\, Brookings Institution \n William Newcomb Visiting Scholar\, U.S.-Korea Institute\, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies \n Moderator:  Greg Scarlatoiu Executive Director\, HRNK\n  \n  \nAbout the Author\n\nAs non-resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, Mr. Kim Kwang-jin is an invaluable experienced resource shedding light into the darkest corners of the North Korean regime‘s secret and illegal international financial operations. His revelations have saved re-insurance companies tens of millions of dollars and brought an end to an important method the corrupt regime purloined from foreign sources the funds it needed to maintain its internal oppression. \nIn September 2003\, Kim Kwang-jin and his family rushed to an airport in Southeast Asia to fly to freedom in Seoul\, South Korea. Months earlier\, Mr. Kim lived a privileged life working for the government’s overseas banking operations in Singapore. Then\, Mr. Kim fell out of favor after he was suspected of leaking information about the regime to foreign nationals. Before being summoned back to North Korea to face severe punishment\, Kim made the decision to defect with his family. During his banking career\, Mr. Kim helped earn millions of dollars for what he calls North Korea's “Royal Court Economy\,” i.e.\, the enterprises and often illegal schemes that financially supported the country’s totalitarian regime. \nSince arriving in South Korea\, Mr. Kim has served as an analyst at the ROK Institute for National Security Strategy.  A household name on TV and radio programs addressing North Korea\, he has worked as a consultant for the ROK Unification Ministry as well as media organizations including KBS\, MBC\, and RFA. He is a standing member of the ROK National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). His educational background includes completion of Ph.D. course work and an MBA in Finance and Insurance from Kookmin University (Seoul\, 2014\, 2012)\, a Master’s in Economics/IT of North Korea at the University of North Korean Studies (Seoul\, 2008)\, and a BA in British Literature from Kim Il Sung University (Pyongyang\, 1989). Working for the North Korean regime\, Mr. Kim served as Singapore Representative of North East Asia Bank (2002-2003); an agent of the Korean Foreign Insurance Company and North East Asia Bank\, Pyongyang\, (1998-2002)\, and Professor of the Pyongyang Computer College (1991-1997).  He has published numerous papers and articles on the North Korean economy and the current power transition in North Korea\, including: “Gulag\, Inc.—The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea’s Export Industries” (upcoming HRNK publication); – “After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection?” (HRNK\, 2009\, 2011); “Financial Institutions in North Korea and Their Role”(2016); “North Korea's Provocations after Presidential Elections in South Korea”(2012); “On KWP's Role and Its Prospect in Power Transition to Kim Jong-eun” (2011); “The Defector's Tale\, Inside North Korea's Secret Economy”\, World Affairs Journal (2011); “Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy and Destruction of the People’s Economy” (2008); “The Change of North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System and its Increasing Dependence on Foreign Currency” (2008); “The Dollarization of North Korea Economy and Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy” (2007); “The Korea Foreign Trade Bank and North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System” (2007); and “The US Financial Sanctions Regime on North Korea and Its Prospect” (2006) \n \n \nRSVP\nSpace is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by Monday\, May 23\, 2016.  ​Reports Complimentary copies of the report will be available by the registration table.  Press 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 will be available for use.  ​ Refreshments Beverages and pastries will be available prior to the event.  Metro The closest red line metro station is Metro Center. The closest orange/blue/silver line metro station is Federal Triangle. Please refer to the map below.  Map  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/gulag-inc-the-use-of-forced-labor-in-north-koreas-export-industries/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-4_12_27-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125036Z CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125036Z UID:712030-1464201000-1464210000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Kim Kwang-jin DESCRIPTION:  \n  Korea Club with Kim Kwang-jin Wednesday | May 25\, 2016 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm\n  The Kim Jong-un Regime After the 7th KWP Congress Guest Speaker: Kim Kwang-jin Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182\n  \nDear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday\, May 25\, 2016. The event will feature Mr. Kim Kwang-jin who will give a presentation entitled “The Kim Jongun Regime After the 7th Korean Workers' Party (KWP) Congress.” \n Kim Kwang-jin is a non-resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). Mr. Kim Kwang-jin is an invaluable experienced resource shedding light into the darkest corners of the North Korean regime‘s secret and illegal international financial operations. His revelations have saved re-insurance companies tens of millions of dollars and brought an end to an important method the corrupt regime purloined from foreign sources the funds it needed to maintain its internal oppression. \n In September 2003\, Kim Kwang-jin and his family rushed to an airport in Southeast Asia to fly to freedom in Seoul\, South Korea. Months earlier\, Mr. Kim lived a privileged life working for the government’s overseas banking operations in Singapore. Then\, Mr. Kim fell out of favor after he was suspected of leaking information about the regime to foreign nationals. Before being summoned back to North Korea to face severe punishment\, Kim made the decision to defect with his family. During his banking career\, Mr. Kim helped earn millions of dollars for what he calls North Korea's “Royal Court Economy\,” i.e.\, the enterprises and often illegal schemes that financially supported the country’s totalitarian regime. ​ Since arriving in South Korea\, Mr. Kim has served as an analyst at the ROK Institute for National Security Strategy.  A household name on TV and radio programs addressing North Korea\, he has worked as a consultant for the ROK Unification Ministry as well as media organizations including KBS\, MBC\, and RFA. He is a standing member of the ROK National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). His educational background includes completion of Ph.D. course work and an MBA in Finance and Insurance from Kookmin University (Seoul\, 2014\, 2012)\, a Master’s in Economics/IT of North Korea at the University of North Korean Studies (Seoul\, 2008)\, and a BA in British Literature from Kim Il Sung University (Pyongyang\, 1989). Working for the North Korean regime\, Mr. Kim served as Singapore Representative of North East Asia Bank (2002-2003); an agent of the Korean Foreign Insurance Company and North East Asia Bank\, Pyongyang\, (1998-2002)\, and Professor of the Pyongyang Computer College (1991-1997).  He has published numerous papers and articles on the North Korean economy and the current power transition in North Korea\, including: “Gulag\, Inc.—The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea’s Export Industries” (upcoming HRNK publication); – “After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection?” (HRNK\, 2009\, 2011); “Financial Institutions in North Korea and Their Role”(2016); “North Korea's Provocations after Presidential Elections in South Korea”(2012); “On KWP's Role and Its Prospect in Power Transition to Kim Jong-eun” (2011); “The Defector's Tale\, Inside North Korea's Secret Economy”\, World Affairs Journal (2011); “Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy and Destruction of the People’s Economy” (2008); “The Change of North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System and its Increasing Dependence on Foreign Currency” (2008); “The Dollarization of North Korea Economy and Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy” (2007); “The Korea Foreign Trade Bank and North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System” (2007); and “The US Financial Sanctions Regime on North Korea and Its Prospect” (2006).   \nPROGRAM DETAILS \nReception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash. \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \nThe evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the Korea Club conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website: http://www.woolaeoak.com. \n  \nFOR DRIVERS \nWoo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage. \n FOR METRO RIDERS \nSilver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use http://wmata.com. \n  \nKorea Club Directors \n                   Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI   \n                     (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-kim-kwang-jin/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-05-20-at-2_46_41-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160330T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125119Z CREATED:20190107T125119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125119Z UID:712094-1459296000-1460062800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Joshua Stanton DESCRIPTION:The Korea Club on Wednesday\, March 30\, 2016 featured Joshua Stanton who gave a presentation entitled “North Korea Sanctions & Post-Sunshine Engagement.” \n Joshua Stanton is an attorney in Washington\, DC with 18 years of  military and civilian experience in criminal and civil litigation and  administrative law. From 1998 to 2002\, he served as a U.S. Army Judge  Advocate in the Republic of Korea. In 2006\, he testified before the House  International Relations Committee. He was the first to identify and  publish satellite imagery of three North Korean prison camps\, Camp 16  (Hwasong)\, Camp 25 (Chongjin)\, and Camp 12 (Cheongo-ri). His work has been cited in The Wall Street Journal\, The Washington Post\, Reuters\, The Guardian\, and The Daily Telegraph\, and other sources. His op-eds have been published in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Foreign Policy\, CNN International\, and The Weekly Standard. A 2015 paper on sanctions against North Korea\, which was published in The Fletcher Security Review\, provided effective recommendations for subsequent action on this issue. Since April of 2013\, he has assisted the U.S. House of Representatives\, Committee on Foreign Affairs\, with the drafting of the North Korea Policy and Sanctions Enforcement Act\, which passed both the House and Senate and was ultimately signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2016. Stanton is the author of the 2015 Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) report “Arsenal of Terror: North Korea\, State Sponsor of Terrorism.” The views he expresses in his publications and public lectures are his own and do not represent views of the Foreign Affairs Committee\, or of any organization or government agency. \n  \nKorea Club Directors \n                   Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI                         (703) 568-6987                    (202) 499-7973            (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-joshua-stanton/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-04-06-at-3_46_45-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T180000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125121Z CREATED:20190107T125119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125121Z UID:712099-1455899400-1455904800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Inaugural Fred Ikle Lecture DESCRIPTION:View Online\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) ​cordially invites you to: \nThe Inaugural Fred Iklé Lecture \n Friday\, February 19\, 2016 4:30p.m. – 6:00p.m.   \nCenter for Strategic and International Studies 1616 Rhode Island Avenue\, NW\, Washington D.C. 20036 Second Floor Conference Center\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing: Justice Michael Kirby Former Chair\, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Introductory Remarks: HRNK Co-chair Emeritus Roberta Cohen\n Please join HRNK for our first annual lecture celebrating the legacy of the late Dr. Fred C. Iklé\, former HRNK Board member. Fifteen years after its founding\, HRNK continues to be a strong organization with a record of original research and well-received publications on North Korean human rights in no small part because of Dr. Iklé’s ideas\, passion\, and reputation.  \n\nRSVPs are required. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, ​at rosapark@hrnk.org by Wednesday\, February 17\, 2016.  ​ Buffet and open bar will be provided at the event.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inaugural-fred-ikle-lecture/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FredIkle-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T180000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125120Z CREATED:20190107T125119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125120Z UID:712097-1455870600-1455904800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea: The Human Rights and Security Nexus DESCRIPTION:Center for Strategic and International Studies\, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)\, the George W. Bush Institute\, theYonsei Center for Human Liberty\, and the National Endowment for Democracy invite you to Save the Date for a special event:\n North Korea: The Human Rights and Security Nexus\n \nFriday\, February 19\, 2016\n9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\n 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE CENTER CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 1616 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW\, WASHINGTON\, D.C. 20036\n Registration link\nConfirmed RSVPs are required for admittance.  \nPlease join us for a special gathering of policymakers\, opinion leaders\, and stakeholders on the topic of North Korean human rights and the nexus with security issues. This full-day gathering commemorates the two-year anniversary of the publication of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report and subsequent UN action to address North Korea's human rights violations. Featured speakers and panelists will discuss accountability for North Korean human rights abuses\, feature new data and research\, examine the link between human and national security\, and investigate policy prospects for 2016 as we seek to deepen understanding of the human condition in North Korea and formulate practical solutions. A distinguished assembly of speakers and panel discussants will gather at CSIS\, including:  \nMichael Kirby Chair\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea Former Justice of the Australian High Court \n Sonja Biserko President\, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia Member\, United Nations Committee of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Marzuki Darusman (invited) UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation on Human Rights in the DPRK  Member\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Signe Poulsen Head\, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul \n Robert King Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues\, U.S. Department of State  \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-the-human-rights-and-security-nexus/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dbd120d7-e5ad-4cf0-a94f-b0bb46f2a28a.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160209T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160209T133000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125120Z CREATED:20190107T125119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125120Z UID:712096-1455021000-1455024600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Pyongyang Republic: North Korea’s Capital of Human Rights Denial DESCRIPTION:Presenter:  Robert Collins Author\, Pyongyang Republic: North Korea's Capital of Human Rights Denial Moderator:  Nicholas Eberstadt Board Member\, HRNK Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy\, AEI Discussants:  Helen-Louise Hunter Board Member and Executive Committee\, HRNK David S. Maxwell Board Member\, HRNK Associate Director\, Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program\, ​Georgetown University Greg Scarlatoiu Executive Director\, HRNK ​ \nThe Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) is pleased to invite you to the launch of our new report\, “Pyongyang Republic: North Korea’s Capital of Human Rights Denial\,” by Robert Collins. The report launch will be co-hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)\, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Tuesday\, February 9\, 2016: AEI\, Twelfth Floor\, 1150 Seventeenth Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20036. Lunch will be served. \n“Pyongyang Republic” is a comprehensive study of North Korea’s capital city and the overwhelmingly dominant role it plays within North Korea’s political system. Four years after the publication of his seminal HRNK report “Marked for Life: Songbun\, North Korea’s Social Classification System\,” Collins delivers another groundbreaking report\, guaranteed to be instrumental in better comprehending the dynamics of the North Korean regime. Grasping the inner workings of the North Korean regime is key to implementing effective sanctions and other measures aimed to put an end to North Korea’s human rights violations and to counter threats to international peace and security posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons\, long-range ballistic missiles\, and military provocations. “Pyongyang Republic” also enhances understanding of the chain of command\, mechanisms\, and lines of responsibility behind the crimes against humanity and other egregious human rights violations perpetrated by the North Korean regime. According to the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK\, such “crimes against humanity are ongoing” in North Korea “because the policies\, institutions and patterns of impunity that lie at their heart remain in place.”  \nIf you plan on attending\, please RSVP by COB Friday\, February 5\, by emailing Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs: rosapark@hrnk.org. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/pyongyang-republic-north-koreas-capital-of-human-rights-denial/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-01-14-at-5_56_56-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T130000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125117Z CREATED:20190107T125105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125117Z UID:712093-1450434600-1450443600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Playing Frisbee in North Korea DESCRIPTION:New York City\, December 16\, 2015 – Aardvark Alley Films is pleased to announce the upcoming work-in-progress screening of PLAYING FRISBEE IN NORTH KOREA\, December 18th\, 2015 at 10:30 am at the United Nations. The screening is sponsored by the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA). A Q&A will follow the 35 minute excerpt of the film with filmmaker Savanna Washington\,  Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington\, D.C. and Kim Hyeongsoo\, a high ranking North Korean defector\, who worked for 6 years at the Institute for Health and Longevity\, the government agency that is responsible for Kim Il Sung and Kim Jung Il’s healthcare.  \nFor more information\, please click here.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/playing-frisbee-in-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-12-16-at-1_14_22-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151201T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151201T000000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125117Z CREATED:20190107T125105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125117Z UID:712092-1448928000-1448928000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:#GivingTuesday with HRNK DESCRIPTION:Join the Giving Tuesday movement with HRNK on December 1\, 2015 to show your support for spreading awareness about the human rights issues in North Korea. Submit your photos holding up your reason for supporting HRNK to committee@hrnk.org by December 1 to be featured in our Giving Tuesday album on social media. \nClick here to print your poster and fill in your reason for supporting HRNK.  \nPlease see an example below:  \n \nDonate now to HRNK. ​ URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/givingtuesday-with-hrnk/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/GraceWright.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T183100 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125105Z CREATED:20190107T125105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125105Z UID:712088-1447698660-1447707600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with An Chanil DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Dr. Chanil An \n Monday | November 16\, 2015 6:30 pm–9:00 pm \n   \n  \nNorth Korea and North Korean Human Rights \nafter the Seventh Workers' Party Congress \n   \n  \n  \nGuest Speaker: \n  \nDr. Chanil An \nPresident of the North Korea Research Center \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n The Korea Club met on Monday\, November 16\, 2015 for an event featuring Chanil An\, who will give a presentation entitled “North Korea and NorthKorean Human Rights after the Seventh Workers' Party Congress.” \n  \n\nDr. Chanil An is President of the North Korea Research Center in Seoul\,Korea. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy from KoreaUniveristy. He also graduated with an M.A. in Political Science from KoreaUniversity. Having escaped North Korea in 1979\, he became the first NorthKorean defector ever to receive his Ph.D. from South Korea (political science\, Konkuk University). \n  \nDr. An worked at the National Intelligence Service. He also served as a member of the Political Advisory Committee on the Ministry of National Defense. He is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at Chung-Ang University\, and has served as President of the World Federation of North KoreanRefugees (WINK). Dr. An has also served as Vice-Chairman of the North Korean Human Rights & Abductees Committee of the Saenuri Party\, South Korea. \n  \nDr. An serves on the Advisory Committee of the National Unification Advisory Council\, as a member of the Advisory Committee on the National Human Rights Commission of Korea\, and as a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Law Enforcement Coalition. \n \n \n  \n  \n      Korea Club Directors \n  \n                                 Jim Kelman                             Greg Scarlatoiu                 Linda Butcher \n                Meridian International Center               HRNK                                      KEI        \n                            (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1986 \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-an-chanil/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-04-06-at-3_55_13-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151030T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151030T110000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125102Z CREATED:20190107T125059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125102Z UID:712086-1446197400-1446202800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) ​cordially invites you to the launch of our new book:  \n North Korean House of Cards Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un \n Friday\, October 30\, 2015 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m.   \nNational Press Club 13th Floor Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street Northwest\, Washington\, DC 20045  \n ​Presenters: Ken E. Gause Author\, North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un \n Discussants: David Maxwell Board Member\, HRNK Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program\,  ​Georgetown University Colonel\, U.S. Army (Ret.) \n Dr. Patrick Cronin Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program\, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) \n Moderator: Greg Scarlatoiu  Executive Director\, HRNK ​\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n​RSVP\n Space is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by Wednesday\, October 28\, 2015.   \n \n ​Books Complimentary copies of the book will be available by the registration table.  \n Press The event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and if you plan to bring equipment.  ​ Refreshments Beverages and pastries will be available prior to the event.  \n Metro The closest red line metro station is Metro Center. The closest orange/blue/silver line metro station is Federal Triangle. Please refer to the map below.  \n Map\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-house-of-cards-leadership-dynamics-under-kim-jong-un/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Gause_NKHOC_Cover_FINALFINALHQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T113000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125106Z CREATED:20190107T125105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125106Z UID:712090-1442568600-1442575800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The Hidden Gulag IV Gender Repression & Prisoner Disappearances & Camp 15 Imagery Update DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Hidden Gulag IV Gender Repression & Prisoner Disappearances & Camp 15 Imagery Update \n Friday\, September 18\, 2015 9:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. \n Also Featuring  No Chain: The Association of North Korean Political Victims and Their Families \n Knight Studio at the Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20001\n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters: David Hawk Author\, Hidden Gulag IV: Gender Repression and Prisoner Disappearances \n Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Author\, North Korea: Imagery Analysis of Camp 15 “Yodok” – Closure of the “Revolutionizing Zone” Co-Founder and Chief Analytics Officer\, AllSource Analysis \n Discussants: Roberta Cohen Co-Chair\, HRNK ​ Gwang-il Jung Political Prison Camp No. 15 Yodok Survivor  Founder and Executive Director\, ​No Chain \n Moderator: Greg Scarlatoiu  Executive Director\, HRNK\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Hidden Gulag IV: Gender Repression and Prisoner Disappearances” is an investigative and revealing report that examines discoveries regarding gender repression and prisoner double disappearances in the political prison camps of North Korea. The “Imagery Analysis of Camp 15 ‘Yodok’ Closure of the Revolutionizing Zone” features updated satellite imagery analysis of one of the political prison camps in North Korea\, Camp 15. HRNK and AllSource Analysis worked closely together to discover the closure of the “Revolutionizing Zone.” David Hawk and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. gave an in-depth overview of their findings\, which was followed by a detailed conversation delving into these new developments and understandings of activities within North Korea. \n  \nDavid Hawk is a Visiting Scholar at the Columbia University Institute for the Study of Human Rights\, and teaches at Hunter College\, City University of New York. He is also a prominent human rights researcher and advocate and former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA\, and a former United Nations human rights official. Hawk began directing AIUSA in 1974 and later served on the Board of Directors of AIUSA. Eventually he became a founding member of the Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch / Asia. As early as 1981 Hawk kicked off ground breaking investigations\, documentation\, and analysis on ongoing crises such as the Khmer Rouge genocide\, the genocidal massacres in Rwanda in 1995\, and most recently the grievous situation of human rights in North Korea. During the 1990s Hawk directed the Cambodia Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights and in 1999 he returned to the USA to consult for the Washington DC-based Landmine Survivors Network. \nJoseph S. Bermudez Jr. is an internationally recognized analyst\, consultant\, award winning author and lecturer on North Korean defense and intelligence affairs and ballistic missile development in the Third World. He is Chief Analytics Officer and co-founder of AllSource Analysis\, Inc.\, and has served as senior all-source analyst for DigitalGlobe’s Analysis Center\, senior analyst\, editor and author for HIS Jane’s (formerly the Jane’s Information Group) and is the publisher and editor of KPA Journal. For the past two years he has served as the satellite imagery advisory to the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) and in that capacity has authored numerous reports for the committee. \nRoberta Cohen is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies of the Brookings Institution\, specializing in human rights and humanitarian issues. She co-founded and co-directed the Brookings Project on Internal Displacement\, served as Senior Adviser to the Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons (1994-2010)\, and co-authored the first major study on the subject\, Masses in Flight (Brookings\, 1998). For her work ion internal displacement\, she was co-winner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. As concerns North Korea\, Cohen has co-chaired the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea since 2011\, has published a series of widely quoted articles and op-eds in major journals and newspapers\, and has addressed major audiences. Earlier\, she served on US Delegations to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe\, the UN General Assembly and the UN Commission on Human Rights\, served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights in the State Department’s first human rights bureau\, and as a consultant to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)\, the World Bank\, and NGOs. She is a member of the Committee on Conscience of the Holocaust Memorial Museum\, a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration and an Adjunct Associate Professor at American University’s Washington College of Law. She has an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Bern\, an MA with distinction from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. in History from Barnard College. \nGwang-il Jung is a North Korean defector and former political prisoner. He spent most of his youth in the military and trade sectors while in North Korea\, but was arrested in 1998 for “espionage” and sentenced to work at the Yodok Political Prison Camp in 2000. He was eventually released and soon escaped North Korea to live in South Korea\, where he worked for Free the NK Gulag (FNKG) and established No Chain in 2013. Through his organization\, Jung actively smuggles movies\, Korean dramas\, and entertainment on DVDs and USB thumb drives into North Korea. Jung has also testified in front the European Union and U.S. Congress about the human rights abuses carried out by the North Korean government. He played a key role in the UN Commission of Inquiry’s investigation into the DPRK’s human rights violations. \nGreg Scarlatoiu is Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington\, D.C. He was formerly Director of Public Affairs and Business Issues of the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in Washington\, D.C. He has eighteen years of Korean and English language broadcasting experience for TV and radio stations including Radio Free Asia\, Korea Broadcasting System\, Hyundai Broadcasting System and Arirang TV. For eleven years\, he has been authoring and broadcasting the weekly Scarlatoiu Column to North Korea\, for Radio Free Asia. He has over six years’ experience in international development consulting\, having delivered field technical assistance under missions funded by USAID\, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He has conducted eleven annual surveys of compliance with International Labor Organization (ILO) core Conventions in the Republic of Korea. He holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from the Fletcher School\, Tufts University; and an MA and BA from Seoul National University\, Department of International Relations. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-hidden-gulag-iv-gender-repression-prisoner-disappearances-camp-15-imagery-update/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-09-02-at-9_29_18-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150625T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150626T120000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125100Z CREATED:20190107T125059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125100Z UID:712084-1435220100-1435320000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Unification of the Korean Peninsula: Issues and Opportunities DESCRIPTION:THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF \nTHE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES \n  \nJointly with \n  \nTHE COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA \nTHE KOREA ECONOMIC INSTITUTE \nTHE ONE FREE KOREA FOUNDATION \nTHE KOREA FOUNDATION and \nTHE CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES\, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY \n  \nPartially funded through the generosity of the \nPHILIP AND PATRICIA BILDEN ASIAN SECURITY STUDIES FUND \n  \nJune 25-26\, 2015 \nGeorgetown University \nCopley Formal Lounge\, Copley Hall \n37th and O Street NW\, Washington\, DC 20007 \n  \nUNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA:\nISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES\n  \nSeating is limited. RSVP is required. Please click here to RSVP. For this event\, parking is best in the Southwest Garage just off of Canal Road.  \n  \nFor those who cannot attend this conference it will be live streamed at this link and will also be recorded for future access.  The conference agenda is below. \n  \nJune 25\, 2015\, Thursday \n  \n08:15 AM                         Registration Opens \n08:45 – 09:00 AM             Opening Remarks \n  \nSpeakers             \nDr. Bruce E. Bechtol\, Jr.\, President \nInternational Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University \n  \nProfessor David Maxwell\, Associate Director\, \nCenter for Security Studies\, Georgetown University \n  \nMr. Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director \nCommittee for Human Rights in North Korea \n  \nDr. Mark Tokola\, Vice President \nKorea Economic Institute of America \n  \n09:00 AM – 11:15 AM   Panel I. Human Rights in North Korea: The Impact on Unification \n  \nModerator           \nDr. Douglas Streusand\, Professor\, Marine Corps University \n  \nPapers                   \n“Internal Security Issues and Human Rights in North Korea” \nMr. Robert Collins\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n  \n  \n“Human Security in North Korea” \nMr. Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n  \n“Post-Unification Human Rights and Humanitarian Concerns” \nMs. Roberta Cohen\, Brookings Institution and Co-Chair\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n  \nDiscussants         \nMs. Rosa Park\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \nDr. Terence J. Roehrig\, U.S. Naval War College \n  \n11:30 – 12:45 PM  Luncheon and Luncheon Speech \n  \n“Security and Unification Issues on the Korean Peninsula” \nGeneral John H. Tilelli\, USA (Ret.) Co-Chairman \nCouncil on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council) \n  \nIntroduced by Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol\, Jr.\, \nICKS President and Professor\, Angelo State University \n  \n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM    Panel II: Future Shape of Korea’s Economy \n  \nModerator           \nDr. Soon Paik\, U.S. Department of Labor (Ret.) and Professor\, Washington University of Virginia and ICKS \n  \nPapers  \n“Korean Unification and the Financial System” \nMr. Bradley Babson\, US-Korea Institute \n  \n“Energy and the Environment: Challenges to a Post-Unification \nEconomic Recovery” \nMr. Troy Stangarone\, Korea Economic Institute of America \n  \n“DPRK Agriculture – Recent Developments and Prospects after Unification” \nDr. W. Randall Ireson\, Rural Development Solutions \n  \nDiscussants         URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/unification-of-the-korean-peninsula-issues-and-opportunities/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NASA_Korea.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150623T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150623T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125101Z CREATED:20190107T125059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125101Z UID:712085-1435084200-1435093200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Katy Oh DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Katy Oh \n Tuesday| June 23\, 2015 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nThe Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom   \n Guest Speaker: \n  \nKongdan (Katy) Oh Hassig Research Staff Member at Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution \nAuthor of The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in Hermit Kingdom \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n The Korea Club met on Tuesday\, June 23\, 2015 and featured Dr. Katy Oh\, who gave a presentation entitled “The Hidden People of North Korea“. \n  \nDr. Kongdan (Katy) Oh Hassig is a Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. She was formerly a member of the political science department of the RAND Corporation and has taught courses at a number of universities.\n \nIn addition\, she is a member of the Korea Working Group of the United States Institute of Peace\, the Board of Directors of the United States Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific\, and she is the co-founder and former co-director of The Korea Club of Washington\, D.C. She is co-chair of the Board of Directors of the Sejong Society in Washington\, DC.\n \nShe received her B.A. at Sogang University and an M.A. at Seoul National University. She subsequently earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Asian Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley.\n \nShe is the co-author of North Korea through the Looking Glass (2000) and The Hidden People of North Korea (2009). The second edition of her book\, The Hidden People of NorthKorea was published in April 2015. She is currently working on her new book to compare strategic personality of China\, Japan and Korea.\n \n \n Korea Club Directors \n  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)          Linda Butcher (KEI)        (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                      (857) 373-9110 \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-katy-oh/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-06-11-at-11_19_05-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150608T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150608T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125059Z CREATED:20190107T125059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125059Z UID:712082-1433788200-1433797200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Joseph Kim DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Joseph Kim \n Monday | June 8\, 2015 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nFrom Starvation in North Korea \nto Salvation in America   \n Guest Speaker: \n  \nJoseph Kim North Korean Escapee Author of Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America \n  \n  \n The Korea Club met on Monday\, June 8\, 2015 and featured Joseph Kim\, who gave a presentation entitled “From Starvation in NorthKorea to Salvation in America“. \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \nJoseph Kim was born in North Korea in 1990. In 2007 he came to the United States where he completed high school. He is currently a college student in New York City. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n   \n Korea Club Directors \n  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)          Linda Butcher (KEI)        (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                      (857) 373-9110 \n  \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-joseph-kim/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-05-27-at-10_36_45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150427T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150427T193000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125059Z CREATED:20190107T125059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125059Z UID:712081-1430157600-1430163000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:HRNK Report Launch- Arsenal of Terror: North Korea\, State Sponsor of Terrorism DESCRIPTION:Introductory Remarks:  \nSuzanne Scholte \nPresident\, North Korea Freedom Coalition \nVice-Co-Chair of the Board of Directors\, HRNK \nPresenter:  \nJoshua Stanton \nAuthor\, Arsenal of Terror: North Korea\, State Sponsor of Terrorism \nDiscussants:  \nNicholas Eberstadt \nHarry Wendt Chair in Political Economy\, American Enterprise Institute \nBoard of Directors\, HRNK     \nMarcus Noland \nExecutive Vice President and Director of Studies\, Peterson Institute for International Economics \nBoard of Directors\, HRNK \nModerator: \nGreg Scarlatoiu \nExecutive Director\, HRNK \n  \nSpace is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by Thursday\, April 23\, 2015. \nHors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Complimentary copies of the report will be available for all in attendance.  \nThe event will be on the record.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hrnk-report-launch-arsenal-of-terror-north-korea-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-04-15-at-11_33_11-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T131500 DTSTAMP:20190107T125057Z CREATED:20190107T125054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125057Z UID:712080-1424865600-1424870100@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Accountability for Serious International Crimes before National and Internationally-Supported Courts: Challenges and Opportuniti DESCRIPTION:This event\, hosted by The War Crimes Research Office will feature David Mandel-Anthony\, Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Global Criminal Justice of the U.S. Department of State\, leading the discussion. For more information\, please see the attached flyer\, and RSVP to warcrimes@wcl.american.edu. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/accountability-for-serious-international-crimes-before-national-and-internationally-supported-courts-challenges-and-opportuniti/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-02-23-at-9_53_28-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150217T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150217T163000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125049Z CREATED:20190107T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125049Z UID:712064-1424161800-1424190600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korean Human Rights: The Road Ahead DESCRIPTION:The CSIS Office of the Korea Chair\, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, the George W. Bush Institute\, and the Yonsei University Center for Human Liberty invite you to a special conversation:   \nNorth Korean Human Rights: The Road Ahead \n Tuesday\, February 17\, 2015 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Second Floor Conference Center Center for Strategic and International Studies 1616 Rhode Island Avenue\, NW\, Washington D.C. 20036 \n  \nJoin us for an unprecedented gathering of policy makers\, opinion leaders\, and stakeholders on the topic of North Korean human rights. The gathering aims to carry forward the momentum created by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report and subsequent UN action. A distinguished assembly of speakers will gather at CSIS\, including: \n  \nMichael Kirby Chair\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea Former Justice of the Australian High Court \n Marzuki Darusman United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK Member\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Sonja Biserko President\, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia Member\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Robert King Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues\, U.S. Department of State \n Jung-Hoon Lee Ambassador for Human Rights\, Republic of Korea \n Kurt Campbell President and CEO\, The Asia Group Former Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs \n Blaine Harden Journalist and Author of “Escape from Camp 14” \n Moon Soo Kim Chairman\, Saenuri Party Political Reform Committee Former Governor of Gyeonggi Province \nand \n Gap-je Cho Author & former Editor-in-Chief and CEO\, Monthly Chosun \n To RSVP for this conference\, please email KoreaChair@csis.org by no later than February 11\, 2014. RSVPs are required. \n Follow @CSISKoreaChair for live updates. #CSISLive\, #ExposeNK \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeed help finding us? Use the map of our new location on csis.org with parking lots and metro stops. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-human-rights-the-road-ahead/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HRNK_logo_vector.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150203T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150203T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125056Z CREATED:20190107T125054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125056Z UID:712075-1422988200-1422997200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Jang Jin-sung DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Jang Jin-sung \n Tuesday | February 3\, 2015 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nSeparate and Divisible: North Korea's Leader and the North Korean People   \n Guest Speaker: \n  \nJang Jin-sung North Korean Defector Editor-in-Chief of New Focus International Author of Dear Leader: Poet\, Spy\, Escapee – A Look Inside North Korea \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n The Korea Club met on Tuesday\, February 3\, 2015 and featured Jang Jin-sung who will give a presentation entitled “Separate and Divisible: North Korea's Leader and the North Korean People“. \n  \n  \n \n\n\n \n \n \n  \n  \nJang Jin-sung was a propaganda poet for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Since leaving the country\, he has become a bestselling author. He has been awarded the Rex Warner Literary Prize and read his poetry at London’s Cultural Olympiad in 2012. He now lives in South Korea and is editor-in-chief of New Focus International\, an authoritative website reporting on North Korea. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Korea Club Directors \n  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)          Linda Butcher (KEI)        (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                      (857) 373-9110 \n  \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-jang-jin-sung/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-01-29-at-9_46_52-AM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR