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:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140415T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140415T153000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125046Z CREATED:20190107T125042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125046Z UID:712060-1397570400-1397575800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Illicit Economic Activities of the North Korean Government DESCRIPTION:Excluded from most international economic activities by numerous sanctions and its own policies\, the North Korean regime has enabled–and sometimes directly participated in–illicit economic activities to earn hard currency that it needs for regime survival. These activities include the production and distribution of narcotics and counterfeit currency\, the smuggling of a range of illicit goods\, and other unconventional revenue-generating activities. Such operations have been critical in preserving the North Korean regime. \nOn April 15\, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings will host the release of a report from the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)\, entitled “Illicit: North Korea's Evolving Operations to Earn Hard Currency.” The report\, authored by Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Sheena Chestnut Greitens\, analyzes the history and current status of North Korea's foreign currency earning operations\, focusing on illicit activities. It discusses how these activities have changed in recent years and the implications for U.S. and international policies toward North Korea. Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute and Marcus Noland of the Peterson Institute for International Economics\, both HRNK board members\, will comment on the presentation. \nAfter the panel\, the speakers will take audience questions. \nPlease click on this link to RSVP.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/illicit-economic-activities-of-the-north-korean-government/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140414T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140414T163000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125042Z CREATED:20190107T125042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125042Z UID:712056-1397487600-1397493000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Human Rights in North Korea: An Address by Michael Kirby DESCRIPTION:In March 2013\, the 47 member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution to establish a commission of inquiry on human rights in North Korea. With a mandate to investigate “the systematic\, widespread and grave violations of human rights” in North Korea\, the commission conducted public hearings and private interviews\, and collected information from U.N. member states and entities. The commission submitted its report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in March 2014\, finding that “in many instances\, the violations found entailed crimes against humanity based on state policies.”  On April 14\, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) will host an address by Michael Kirby\, chair of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea (COI)\, to present its findings and recommendations. Following the keynote address\, Marcus Noland of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and an HRNK board member\, will comment on the COI report and discuss policy implications for the United Nations and its member states\, and possible impact on North Korea and its people.  After the panel\, the speakers will take audience questions. \nTo register for this event\, please click on this link.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-in-north-korea-an-address-by-michael-kirby/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140414T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140417T000000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125042Z CREATED:20190107T125042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125042Z UID:712057-1397433600-1397692800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:HRNK North Korea Human Rights Week DESCRIPTION:Please click on this link to view the itinerary and to RSVP.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hrnk-north-korea-human-rights-week/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-04-08-at-11_25_38-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140324T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140324T164500 DTSTAMP:20190107T125040Z CREATED:20190107T125038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125040Z UID:712053-1395672300-1395679500@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea's Human Rights Violations - What Next After the U.N. Report? DESCRIPTION:Please click on this link to view the program.  \nTo view the event\, please click the following links:  \nPart 1 \nPart 2 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-human-rights-violations-what-next-after-the-u-n-report/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HRNK-FPI.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140220T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140220T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125039Z CREATED:20190107T125038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125039Z UID:712051-1392921000-1392930000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Ambassador James A. Kelly DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Ambassador James A. Kelly \n Thursday\, February 20\, 2014 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nKorea and Its Neighbors: Comments from an American Friend \n  \nGuest Speaker: \n  \nJames A. Kelly Former Assistant Secretary of State  for East Asian and Pacific Affairs \n   \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n The Korea Club met on Thursday\, February 20\, 2014 and featured the Honorable James A. Kelly\, who gave a presentation entitled “Korea and Its Neighbors: Comments from an American Friend”. \n  \nThe Honorable James A. Kelly  is a former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He is currently a Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). From 1994 to 2001\, Ambassador Kelly was President of Pacific Forum CSIS in Honolulu. He was previously President of EAP Associates\, Inc.\, of Honolulu\, which provided international business consulting services with an Asia/Pacific focus to private clients. Earlier\, he served at the White House as special assistant for national security affairs to President Ronald Reagan and as senior director for Asian affairs for the National Security Council from 1986 to 1989 under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush. From 1983 to 1986\, Mr. Kelly was at the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (East Asia and Pacific). \n He earned an M.B.A. from the Harvard School of Business Administration 1968. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S.\, 1959) and the National War College (1977). He served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1982\, concluding his active duty as a captain in the Supply Corps. \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-ambassador-james-a-kelly/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2014-02-20-at-12_34_05-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131114T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131114T000000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125033Z CREATED:20190107T125031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125033Z UID:712023-1384387200-1384387200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Panel talks North Korea's instability By Candace Cooksey Fulton Special to the Standard-Times DESCRIPTION:The tenuously but long divided Korean peninsula poses a problem of huge proportions for the people of North and South Korea. But the ramifications of what will happen if the North Korean government falls\, or if civil war erupts between the North and South affect much of the world\, particularly the United States. \nThursday\, Angelo State University’s Center for Security Studies hosted a lecture series\, featuring three of the nation’s leading scholars on North Korea. Titled “Preparing for Collapse in North Korea: Challenges and Issues\,” the expert panel “explored the varied issues the world will have to face with a collapsing North Korea\,” said Bruce Bechtol\, a political scientist and Korean Peninsula expert on ASU’s security studies faculty. \nIn introducing the panel\, Bechtol said: “We should all care about this because the North Koreans proliferate weapons of mass destruction to rogue states like Syria. “They threaten U.S. forces in Asia with missiles and nuclear weapons\, and yet the government is so unstable that it could collapse at any time. Because of this\, we may see in the near future more U.S. troops deploying to the Korean Peninsula to conduct stabilization operations.” \nSeated on the panel were David S. Maxwell\, Greg Scarlatoiu and Richard C. Bush III. \nMaxwell\, associate director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University\, who as a retiring Special Forces colonel in 1999 authored the first contingency plan for the fall of North Korea’s government\, spoke on the fragile situation of the “unnaturally divided Korean peninsula.” \n“The war between North and South Korea has not officially ended\,” Maxwell reminded the audience filling one of the largest classrooms in the Rassman building. The armistice signed at the end of the Korean conflict\, or “forgotten war\,” set the goal or reuniting the north and south peacefully. \nMaxwell said that has not happened\, nor does it seem like it will. \n Internal conditions \nBush\, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of its Center for East Asia Policy Studies\, focused his remarks on China\, “the elephant in the room.” It is considered an ally of North Korea\, but decidedly unpredictable in how it would react in any of three scenarios: collapse of the North Korean government\, a North Korea attack on South Korea or\, at least possible for another decade or so\, the continuation of “muddling through.” \nScarlatoiu\, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, discussed the human rights situation for much of the population of North Korea. Conditions are more horrible than can be described\, Scarlatoiu said. Because of the tyrannical “mafia-like-culture crime family” in power for 60 years\, the majority of the population is malnourished\, existing in extreme poverty. \n“Most likely millions have perished and are near death in the five political concentration camps we know exist in North Korea\,” Scarlatoiu said. \nBut such a population cannot be freed easily. And freed\, the people would need extreme medical care\, far beyond the basics of food and shelter\, which they also don’t have. In the fallout of a failed North Korean government\, Scarlatoiu said coming to the aid of the people would “likely be the greatest humanitarian relief effort of the world.” Scarlatoiu said: “They can’t go back to their families; their families are most likely dead. They can’t go back to their land; they have no land.” \nIs China prepared for an influx of 30 million refugees? Hardly\, Bush said. \n Potential for war \nMaxwell said the best advice would be to “prepare\, prepare\, prepare\,” but with so many variables it’s hard to know how to prepare. \n“What must be done is plan for the worst-case scenario. We know reasons for failure in war is failure to learn\, failure to adapt and failure to anticipate\,” Maxwell said. “Resistance of North Korea will be far more complicated than with Iraq or Afghanistan. North Korea has a large special operations force in place\, a chemical and biological weapons program\, delivery systems for those weapons and numerous global networks.” \nMaxwell predicts if the North Korean regime collapses\, there is a danger Kim Jong Un could make a decision to go to war\, and there should also be the assumption China would intervene. \n“There is great potential for major powers to go to war\,” Maxwell said. “China has not fought a major war in over 30 years\, and then did not have overwhelming success.” Bush added: “A war between the U.S. and China would be the first war between two countries with nuclear weapons.” \n  \n© 2013 San Angelo Standard Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published\, broadcast\, rewritten or redistributed.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/panel-talks-north-koreas-instability-by-candace-cooksey-fulton-special-to-the-standard-times/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131107T220000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125035Z CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125035Z UID:712028-1383849000-1383861600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Shin Dong-hyuk DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\nThe Korea Club meton Thursday\, November 7\, 2013 and featured Shin Dong-hyuk\, who gave a presentation entitled “Born in the Hidden Gulag“.  \n  \nShin Dong-hyuk was born in 1982 in Camp Number 14\, a notorious “total control zone” political prison camp located in Kaechon north of Pyongyang\, the capital of North Korea. Like all other prisoners Shin Dong-hyuk wasexpected to serve a life sentence and die in the camp. His only crime was that he was born as the child of prisoners. He lived in the camp until he was 24 years old. Within the camp\, he was constantly fell victim to torture\, forced labor\, induced malnutrition and complete lack of medical care. Years of hard labor have left scars as well. At the age of 14\, he witnessed the execution of his mother and brother\, who had tried to escape. \n  \nShin Dong-hyuk escaped in 2005 at the age of 23 after hearing stories about the outside world from another prisoner and made his way to the Sino-North Korean border in one month. He lived in hiding in China until he resettled in South Korea in 2006. His father remains in the camp\, his fate unknown. Since Shin Dong-hyuk's defection to South Korea he has become involved with human rights groups to increase awareness of the atrocities occurring in North Korea. A book about his life\, authored by Blaine Harden—former Washington Post correspondent in Seoul for 10 years— was published in March 2012: Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West. The book has been translated in more than 25 languages. \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  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-shin-dong-hyuk/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-22-at-1_06_34-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T203000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125031Z CREATED:20190107T125031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125031Z UID:712020-1383753600-1383769800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The Heart of Darkness: North Korea’s Hidden Gulag DESCRIPTION:The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Committee for Human Rights in North Korea invite you to join us for an exclusive and groundbreaking human rights conference\, as we reveal the brutal and often fatal realities of the North Korean gulag system. Please click on the link here to view the agenda.  \nReservations required by Friday\, November 1 at HRNK@ilhmec.org \nPlease view the conference video here.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-heart-of-darkness-north-koreas-hidden-gulag/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2013-10-08-at-2_13_04-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131030T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131030T000000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125033Z CREATED:20190107T125031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125033Z UID:712022-1383091200-1383091200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Statement by Roberta Cohen\, Co-Chair\, HRNK Before the UN Commission of Inquiry DESCRIPTION:My remarks will concentrate on the most vulnerable women in North Korean society\, those imprisoned in political penal labor camps (kwan-li-so)\, long term prison labor facilities (kyo-hwa-so)\, and in police interrogation and detention centers on the China-North Korea border.  \nThe Commission of Inquiry will have to consider whether these women have been subject to widespread practices that punish\, degrade\, violate\, intimidate and humiliate them while in custody. It must also consider whether the forced abortions carried out against pregnant women forcibly returned to North Korea from China and held in detention facilities constitute state sponsored sexual violence and whether the reported killings of their babies constitute state sponsored infanticide and racially motivated murder.     \nPlease view the full transcript here.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/statement-by-roberta-cohen-co-chair-hrnk-before-the-un-commission-of-inquiry/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_2461.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131016T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131016T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T125032Z CREATED:20190107T125031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125032Z UID:712021-1381948200-1381957200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Professor Hyun In-ae: An Insider's Perspective on North Korean Society-Transformation\, Stagnation or Regression? DESCRIPTION:Korea Club with Professor Hyun In-ae \nWednesday\, October 16\, 2013 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   An Insider's Perspective on North Korean Society: Transformation\, Stagnation or Regression?   Guest Speaker:   Hyun In-ae Resident Fellow\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Member\, Korea National Unification Advisory Council Former Professor\, Najin Maritime University   Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182   \nDear Colleagues and Friends: \nYou are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday\, October 16\, 2013. The event will feature Professor Hyun In-ae who will give a presentation entitled “An Insider's Perspective on North Korean Society: Transformation\, Stagnation or Regression?”    Professor Hyun In-ae studied philosophy at Kim Il Sung University in the 1970s\, and taught Juche philosophy at Najin Maritime University in North Hamgyong Province from 1979 to 1988 and at Chongjin Medical College from 1988 to 2001. She left North Korea and arrived in South Korea in 2004. A founding member of North Korean Intellectuals Solidarity (NKIS)\, she served as the organization's deputy representative. She has written numerous articles and given lectures at a variety of institutions in South Korea. She is a member of the Republic of Korea National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). She has completed a master's degree at Ehwa Women's University in South Korea and is in the process of completing a doctoral degree at the same university. Since January 2013\, she has been a resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington\, D.C.     PROGRAM DETAILS \nReception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by a buffet 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. \nTo 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). \nWOO 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 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. \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-storey parking garage. \nFOR METRO RIDERS \nOrange 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. Vehicles provided by Woo Lae Oak Restaurant 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. \nKorea Club Directors   Jim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)             Linda Butcher (KEI) (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                             (857) 373-9110     Korea Economic Institute 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-professor-hyun-in-ae-an-insiders-perspective-on-north-korean-society-transformation-stagnation-or-regression/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2013-10-08-at-4_42_24-PM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR