BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HRNK - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150122T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150122T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125055Z CREATED:20190107T125054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125055Z UID:712073-1421951400-1421960400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with David Maxwell DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with David Maxwell \n Thursday | January 22\, 2015 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nThoughts on the Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Way Forward   \n Guest Speaker: \n  \nDavid S. Maxwell Associate Director  Center for the Security Studies & Security Studies Program Georgetown University \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n The Korea Club met on Thursday\, January 22\, 2015 and featured David Maxwell\, who gave a presentation entitled “Thoughts on the Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Way Forward“. \n  \n  \n \nDavid S. Maxwell is the Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.  He is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army retiring as a Special Forces Colonel\, with his final assignment serving on the military faculty teaching national security strategy at the National War College. He spent the majority of his military service overseas with nearly 25 years in Asia\, primarily in Korea\, Japan and the Philippines\, leading organizations from the SF A-Team to the Joint Special Operations Task Force level.   \n  \nIn addition\, he is a fellow at the Institute of Corean-American Studies (ICAS) and on the Board of Advisors for Small Wars Journal.  He is a Life Member of the Special Forces Association and the National War College Alumni Association. He is the author of numerous works on Korea\, Special Operations\, Foreign Internal Defense\, Unconventional Warfare and National Security. He and his family reside in Northern Virginia. \n  \nColonel Maxwell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Miami University in Oxford\, Ohio and Master of Military Arts and Science degrees from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies and a Master of Science degree in National Security Studies from the National War College of the National Defense University. He began the Doctorate of Liberal Studies program at Georgetown University in the fall of 2011. \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  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKorea Economic Institute of America 1800 K Street\, NW\, Suite 1010\, Washington\, DC 20006 | P: 202-464-1982 | F: 202-464-1987 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-david-maxwell/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2015-01-13-at-2_22_22-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141210T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141210T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125052Z CREATED:20190107T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125052Z UID:712066-1418236200-1418245200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Suzanne Scholte 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  \nThe Korea Foundation and Korea Club \ninvite you to a year-end celebration with \n   \nGuest Speaker: \n  \nSuzanne Scholte President \nDefense Forum Foundation (DFF) \nCo-Vice-Chair \nCommittee on Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) \n  \nCongratulatory Remarks by: \n  \nHyun-seok Yu President \nThe Korea Foundation \n  \nWednesday\, December 10\, 2014 \n6:30 pm – 9:00 pm \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant \n8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \nThe year-end celebration of the Korea Foundation Washington\, D.C. Office and the Korea Club was held on Wednesday\, December 10\, Human Rights Day. We were honored to have as our guest speakers: Suzanne Scholte\, President of DFF and Co-Vice-Chair of HRNK\, who gave a presentation titled “North Korean Human Rights: From Denial to the UN Security Council” and Hyun-seok Yu\, President of The Korea Foundation\, who gave congratulatory remarks. In addition\, we had a special cultural performance at the end of the program. \n  \n  \n \n  \nSuzanne Scholte \n  \nSuzanne Scholte is President of the Defense Forum Foundation (DFF)\, a non-profit educational foundation that sponsors programs on national security\, foreign affairs and human rights issues. She is also Co-Vice-Chair of the Committee for Human Rights in NorthKorea (HRNK). \n  \nHuman rights in North Korea has been a major focus for the DFF since 1996\, when Scholte launched a project to bring defectors from North Korea to the United States to speak out publicly for the first time about conditions in North Korea. Since 1996\, DFF has hosted over 57 defectors including North Korea’s highest ranking defector\, Hwang Jang-yop\, Colonel Choi Joo-hwal\, diplomat Ko Young-hwan\, as well as survivors of the political prison camps Kang Chul-hwan and Ahn Hyok.  \n  \nMs. Scholte organized and testified before the first hearing ever held on North Korea’s political prison camps in 1999 and continues to work closely with Members of Congress on hearings to address North Korea human rights issues. Scholte also chairs the North KoreaFreedom Coalition and North Korea Freedom Week to promote awareness and encourage action on this issue. \n  \n \n\n\n \n \n \n  \n  \nHyun-seok Yu \n  \nDr. Hyun-seok Yu currently serves as president of the Korea Foundation. Before joining the Foundation in May 2013\, he taught international relations as professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations\, Kyung Hee University. Dr. Yu also served as professor at the Department of International Relations\, Chung-Ang University\, member of Evaluation Committee of the Prime Minister’s Office\, member of Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and member of Policy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Unification. He graduated from Yonsei University (B.A in Political Science) and University of Colorado\, Boulder (M.A. in Political Science). In 1995\, he got his Ph. D. degree from Northwestern University. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSeayoun Lee \nDirector of the Washington D.C. Office \nKorea Foundation \n  \nand \n  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)             Linda Butcher (KEI) (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                             (857) 373-9110 \n  \nKorea Club Directors \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-suzanne-scholte/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-12-08-at-10_22_53-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141208T200000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125054Z CREATED:20190107T125054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125054Z UID:712070-1418061600-1418068800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Directions for U.S. Policy on Human Rights in North Korea 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nWhere to Find Us\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nFacebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSejong Society Board\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nPresident\nOnejin Wu  \n \n\nVice PresidentStephanie Kim\n  \nTreasurer\nDaniel Yi \n \n \nProgramming Director   \nJenny Jun \n  \nFundraising Director \nKenneth Lee \n  \nCommunications Director \nYera Park \n  \nOperations Director \nEunmi Lee  \n  \n Research Directors Mark Olson James Ahn \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 Sejong Society\, USKI\, HRNK\, and RFK Center present: \n  \nDirections for U.S. Policy on Human Rights in North Korea \n  \n  \nKeynote Address: \nAmbassador Robert R. King  \nSpecial Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues  \nU.S. Department of State \n  \nGreg Scarlatoiu \nExecutive Director \nThe Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n  \nDaniel Aum \nDonald M. Wilson Fellow\, Partners for Human Rights Program \nRobert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights \n  \nMonday\, December 8\, 2014 \n6:00 – 8:00 PM \n*Light reception will be provided after the event. \n Benjamin T. Rome Auditorium  \nJohns Hopkins SAIS \n1619 Massachusetts Ave NW \nWashington\, D.C.\, 20036 \n  \nThe Sejong Society of Washington\, D.C.\, the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS\, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights are pleased to host an evening discussion on human rights in North Korea and future directions for U.S. policy on this issue. The event hopes to address implications of the recent vote at the United Nations General Assembly following February's UN Commission of Inquiry report\, present the roles and activities of various NGOs regarding action on this issue\, and discuss a way forward on U.S. policy on human rights in North Korea. \n  \nThis event will be on the record.  \n  \nPlease RSVP here.  \n  \n  \nAbout the Sejong Society\nThe Sejong Society of Washington\, D.C. is a non-partisan\, all-volunteer\, and 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that is dedicated to helping young professionals learn more about Korea and U.S. policy towards the Korean Peninsula.  \nOur Goal is to inspire the next generation\, regardless of political and career affiliations\, of Korea and Northeast Asia specialists.  \n \n \n\nOur Mission \nThe objective of the Sejong Society is to prepare the next generation of American specialists on Korean affairs to think critically about U.S. foreign policy towards North and South Korea. The Sejong Society also aims to educate future specialists on the history\, culture\, and society of Korea. \n  \nThe Sejong Society is in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) U.S.-Korea Institute.  \n  \nFor more information\, please like us on Facebook or email info@sejongsocietywdc.org \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  \nSejong Society of Washington\, D.C.  \ninfo@sejongsocietywdc.org | http://www.sejongsocietywdc.org URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/directions-for-u-s-policy-on-human-rights-in-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-12-08-at-1_48_56-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T190000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125051Z CREATED:20190107T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125051Z UID:712065-1415712600-1415732400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:International Human Rights: North Korea\, China and the UN DESCRIPTION:HRNK\, NYU School of Law\, the Hurford Foundation\, CFR's Winston Lord Roundtable on US Foreign Policy and the Rule of Law in Asia\, Humanity in Action\, and The New York Democracy Forum will co-sponsor an event on November 11\, 2014 at the NYU School of Law's Greenberg Lounge from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Speakers will include Jerome Cohen\, Greg Scarlatoiu\, Stephen Bosworth\, Charles Armstrong\, Myung-Soo Lee\, Roberta Cohen\, Melanie Kirkpatrick\, Philip Alston\, David Hawk\, Ryan Goodman\, Donald Gregg\, and Winston Lord.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/international-human-rights-north-korea-china-and-the-un/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-05-at-3_48_57-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141017T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141017T133000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125038Z CREATED:20190107T125038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125038Z UID:712049-1413538200-1413552600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The North Korea Human Rights Act: A Decade Later DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the Korea Economic Institute of America Present: \n \n  \nThe North Korea Human Rights Act: A Decade Later \n  \n Friday | October 17\, 2014 9:30 am – 1:30 pm \nKEI Conference Facility   \nWhile much of the attention on North Korea relates to its nuclear weapons program\, the regime has a long record of human rights violations. In the fall of 2004\, the United States Congress took up this issue with the intent of finding ways to improve the human rights situation in North Korea. The culmination of those efforts were the North Korea Human Rights Act\, which was signed into law on October 18\, 2004 by President George W. Bush. As the recent UN Commission of Inquiry report indicates\, the issue of human rights in North Korea remains one of grave importance. \n  \nA light lunch will be provided. \n  \n____________________________________________________________ \n  \n  \nRegistration \n9:30 am – 9:45 am \n  \n  \nOpening Remarks \n9:45 am – 10:00 am \n  \nDonald A. Manzullo \n\nPresident & CEO Korea Economic Institute of America \n  \n  \nGreg Scarlatoiu \nExecutive Director Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n \n \n  \nPanel I | The North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 \n10:00 am – 11:15 am \n  \n \nRobert King \nAn Update on International Efforts to Address North Korean Human Rights Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues U.S. Department of State \n  \n  \nDoug Anderson \nThe Creation of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 General Counsel to the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives \n  \n  \nJo Jinhye  \nNorth Koreans in the USA: In Search of Their American Dream \nNorth Korean Escapee and U.S. Citizen Executive Director of NKUSA \n  \n  \nModerator: \n  \nTroy Stangarone \nSenior Director of Congressional Affairs and Trade \nKorea Economic Institute of America \n  \n  \nPanel II | Looking Forward \n11:15 am – 12:30 am \n  \n  \nRoberta Cohen \nProtecting North Korean Refugees Nonresident Senior Fellow\, Foreign Policy The Brookings Institution \n  \n  \nNathaniel Kretchun \nBringing Down North Korea's Information Firewall \nAssociate Director InterMedia \n  \n  \nGreg Scarlatoiu \n\nU.S. North Korean Human Rights Act: The Next Decade Executive Director Committee for Human Rights in North Korea \n \n \n  \nModerator: \n  \nLinda Butcher \nDirector of Media Relations & Public Affairs \nKorea Economic Institute of America \n  \n  \nLunch | “Exodus out of North Korea” \n12:30 pm – 1:30 pm \n  \n  \nA Channel A (South Korea) Production \nRemi Winner \n47th Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival \n \n  \n_____________________________________________________________ \n  \nAs we approach the 10th anniversary of the North Korea Human Rights Act\, please join KEI and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) for an important discussion on the original intent behind the Act\, its impact on the human rights situation in North Korea\, and the challenges ahead for improving the human rights situation for all North Koreans.  \n  \n  \nSeating is limited\, RSVPs are required. \nTo RSVP\, please click here. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korea-human-rights-act-a-decade-later/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-10-08-at-10_15_57-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140730T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140730T190000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125037Z CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125037Z UID:712048-1406739600-1406746800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The North Korean Human Rights Conundrum: Is There a Way Forward? DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to a special lecture organized by2014 International Summer Session at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies called “The North Korean Human Rights Conundrum: Is There a Way Forward?” This event is being held at the Main Conference Hall at Cyber Building\, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (located at the left side of university main gate) on July 30\, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The lecture will be hosted by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu with the keynote speech by ROK government’s Ambassador for Human Rights Jung-Hoon Lee. Speakers will include:  \n\nYoung-Soon Kim\, Choreographer\, Political Prison Camp Survivor\nDong-Hyuk Shin\, Political Prison Camp Survivor and Executive Director\, Inside North Korea\nTim A. Peters\, Founder-Managing Director\, Helping Hands Korea (HHK)\nKwang-Jin Kim\, Senior Researcher\, ROK Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS)/HRNK URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korean-human-rights-conundrum-is-there-a-way-forward/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-07-25-at-9_57_59-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140624T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140624T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125048Z CREATED:20190107T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125048Z UID:712061-1403634600-1403643600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Jérome Sauvage: Working with North Korea - Experiences and Perspectives DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Tuesday\, June 24\, 2014. The event will feature Jérome Sauvage who will give a presentation entitled “Working with North Korea: Experiences and Perspectives”. \n  \n \nJérome Sauvage is Deputy Director of the UNDP Representation Office in Washington\, DC. He was formerly the UN Resident Coordinator in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea  \n(DPRK). His current role is to develop and maintain partnerships for UNDP programmes with the US Government and other partners from the non-profit and for-profit sectors in the United States. \n  \nWith postings in Cambodia\, DPRK\, India\, Pakistan and Viet Nam\, in Asia\, Madagascar in Africa\, and at Headquarters\, Mr. Sauvage has developed an extensive experience in field coordination\, democratic governance\, disaster preparedness and response and in human resource management. \n  \nAs UN Coordinator in DPRK\, Mr. Sauvage led the UN in providing emergency and humanitarian support to the population; represented the UN at bilateral and multilateral levels; negotiated with the Government on UN operations in the country and led fund-raising efforts in support of humanitarian activities. He opened the UNDP office there\, negotiating its country programme\, ensuring that all projects met UNDP's mandate as well as monitoring and evaluation requirements; he was also the designated official for security. \n  \nMr. Sauvage\, a French national\, holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)\, Johns Hopkins University and a Maitrise in Administrative Law from Paris Sorbonne University. \n  \nPROGRAM DETAILS \n Reception 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 $20.00\,payable at the door by either check or cash. RSVP is required for this program. WHEN YOU SEND YOUR RSVP\, PLEASE SPECIFY WHETHER YOU WILL NEED SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM AND TO DUNN LORING METRO WITH YOUR ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AND MOBILE NUMBER. \n To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Linda Butcher\, KEI’s Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs (lb@keia.org).  \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \n 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 2nd 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 \n 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 \n Orange Line stop at Dunn Loring-Merrifield. The restaurant is 3 miles north of Dunn Loring Metro. Between 6 pm and 7 pm\, an HRNK intern holding a Korea Club sign will be greeting Korea Club members at the ground level of Dunn Loring Metro Station—there is only one exit. A shuttle service provided by the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) will be on stand-by in front of Dunn Loring Metro between 6 pm and 7 pm\, to drive metro riders to the restaurant. Shuttle service back to Dunn Loring Metro will also be provided after the conclusion of the program at 9 pm. \n Korea Club Directors \n  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)          Linda Butcher (KEI)        (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                      (857) 373-9110 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-jerome-sauvage-working-with-north-korea-experiences-and-perspectives/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-06-06-at-11_52_52-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140507T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140507T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125043Z CREATED:20190107T125042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125043Z UID:712058-1399487400-1399496400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt \n Wednesday | May 7\, 2014 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nIs the DPRK A 'Special Case?' North Korean Economic Performance in International Perspective \n Guest Speaker: \n  \nDr. Nicholas Eberstadt Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy \nAmerican Enterprise Institute (AEI) \n   \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n The Korea Club met on Wednesday\, May 7\, 2014 and featured Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt\, who gave a presentation entitled “Is the DPRK A 'Special Case?' North Korean Economic Performance in International Perspective“. \n  \nNicholas Eberstadt is the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). A political economist and a demographer by training\, he is also a senior adviser to the National Bureau of Asian Research\, a member of the visiting committee at the Harvard School of Public Health\, and a member of the Global Leadership Council at the World Economic Forum. He researches and writes extensively on economic development\, foreign aid\, global health\, demographics\, and poverty. He is the author of numerous monographs and articles on North and South Korea\, East Asia\, and countries of the former Soviet Union. His books range from The End of North Korea (AEI Press\, 1999) to The Poverty of the Poverty Rate (AEI Press\, 2008). Dr. Eberstadt received his Ph.D and MPA from Harvard University\, his MSc from the London School of Economics and his AB from Harvard University. \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 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-dr-nicholas-eberstadt/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-04-23-at-10_39_04-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140417T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140417T180000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125040Z CREATED:20190107T125038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125040Z UID:712054-1397724300-1397757600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:2014 Annual Conference of the International Council on Korean Studies DESCRIPTION:On April 17\, 2014\, from 8:45 am to 6:00 pm\, HRNK\, KEI\, and the International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS) will co-host the 2014 Annual Conference of the International Council on Korean Studies. The human rights panel discussion\, held from 9:00 to 11:45 am\, will be moderated by Greg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK executive director. The panelists will include: Roberta Cohen (HRNK co-chair and senior non-resident fellow\, The Brookings Institution)\, who will address the forcible repatriation of North Korean refugees by China; Robert Collins (author of HRNK’s report “Songbun\, North Korea’s Social Classification System”)\, who will address the human rights implications of the succession process in North Korea;  and Bruce Bechtol (Angelo State University)\, who will address the impact of proliferation and illicit activities on the North Korean human rights situation. The discussants will be Amanda Mortwedt Oh (HRNK) and Soon Paik (U.S. Department of Labor and ICKS). \nTo register for this event\, please click on this link.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/2014-annual-conference-of-the-international-council-on-korean-studies/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-04-07-at-10_14_11-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140415T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140415T220000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125041Z CREATED:20190107T125038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125041Z UID:712055-1397586600-1397599200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Hye-Won Ko DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Hye-Won Ko \n  \nTuesday\, April 15\, 2014 6:30 pm–9:00 pm \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHye-Won Ko is the Senior Research Fellow (former Director of Center for the Evaluation of Skills Development Policy ) in the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) under the Korean Prime Minister’s Office. Prior to joining KRIVET\, Dr. Ko worked as a Specialist for Vocational Training in the Korean Ministry of Labor (1995-1997). She has served as a member of the advisory panel to the Korean Presidential Commission and member of the Evaluation and Advisory panel to the Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance\, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family\, Ministry of Defense\, Ministry of Unification\, and Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (2006-now). She earned her Ph. D. in Public Policy from Ewha Womans University in Korea. \nDr. Ko will address the relationship between lifelong vocational education and training (VET) and social cohesion  of North Korean defectors in South Korea. Lifelong VET develops human and social capital. In turn developed human and social capital leads to economic and non-economic achievements. The point that Dr. Ko has made in studies she authored is that greater economic and non-economic achievements would result in a higher level of social cohesion. \nIn terms of the effect of North Korean defectors' participation in VET on social capital\, Dr. Ko’s research found that they possessed a higher level of trust than others in South Korea. Her studies also found that North Korean defectors who took part in VET programs had high levels of networking and participation\, but that level was still low\, compared to others in South Korea. \n  \n Korea Club Directors \n  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)          Linda Butcher (KEI)        (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                      (857) 373-9110 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-hye-won-ko/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-10_39_35-AM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR