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SUMMARY:The Rangoon Bombing Terrorist\, Kang Min-chol
DESCRIPTION:On October 9\, 1983\, North Korean agents planted a bomb at the Martyrs’ Mausolem in Rangoon\, Burma\, attempting to assassinate the fifth president of South Korea\, Chun Doo-hwan. Although Chun was unharmed due to an act of providence\, fourteen South Korean presidential advisers\, journalists\, and security officials were killed\, together with four Burmese nationals. One out of three North Korean assassins survived. This is the story of Kang Min-chol\, the lone survivor of the 1983 North Korean terrorist hit squad. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom\, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday\, August 12. \nFollowing a presentation by Amb. Ra Jong-yil\, the event will feature remarks by retired Lt. General Chun In-bum\, ROKA\, who was at the scene of the attack in 1983 as a first lieutenant\, and Robert Collins\, HRNK Author and Senior Adviser. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, will moderate the discussion. \nZoom access information will be shared with registered participants on Thursday\, August 11. The event will be open to the press and on-the-record.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-rangoon-bombing-terrorist-kang-min-chol/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T025014Z
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SUMMARY:Report Findings: Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nOn June 27\, 2022\, following an exhaustive multi-year Inquiry\, HRNK and the International Bar Association (IBA) launched in Washington\, D.C. a report entitled “Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers.” The Inquiry\, chaired by four renowned international judges–including the former Presidents of the ICC and the Rwanda Tribunal\, as well as judges who served on the criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Cambodia–concluded that crimes against humanity have been\, and continue to be\, committed in North Korea’s pre-trial detention centers\, holding centers\, and labor training camps. \nRemarks by: \nNavanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay (Inquiry Chair)\n– Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Former President\, Rwanda Tribunal; Former Judge\, International Criminal Court (ICC) \nSilvia Fernández de Gurmendi\n– President\, Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC; Former President\, ICC \nWolfgang Schomburg\n– Former Judge\, Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia Tribunals \nGreg Kehoe\n– Former Co-Chair\, IBA War Crimes Committee; Partner\, Greenberg Traurig \nNawi Ukabiala\n– Pro Bono Counsel\, Debevoise & Plimpton\, LLP \nRoberta Cohen\n– Former Co-Chair\, HRNK; Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights \nDavid Tolbert\n– Former Deputy Chief Prosecutor\, Former Yugoslavia Tribunal; Former Exec. Dir.\, Int’l Center for Transitional Justice
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/report-findings-inquiry-on-crimes-against-humanity-in-north-korean-detention-centers/
LOCATION:National Press Club\, First Amendment Lounge\, Washington\, D.C.\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T231745Z
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SUMMARY:Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Held in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:This event will begin with a screening of the documentary Abandoned Heroes No. 43 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion\, featuring: \nMr. Seon-Woo Lee\nPOW in North Korea from 1953 to 2006\, when he escaped to South Korea \nLt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson\, Jr. (USMC\, Retired)\nPresident\, WC Gregson & Associates\nFormer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs \nMs. Hee-Eun Kim\nFounder\, President & CEO\, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS) \nCol. David Maxwell (U.S. Army\, Retired)\nBoard Member\, HRNK\nSenior Fellow\, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) \nDr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (USMC\, Retired)\nProfessor\, Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice\, Angelo State University \nRemarks by the speakers will be followed by a Q&A session. The panel discussion will be moderated by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/never-forgotten-south-korean-pows-held-in-north-korea/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T231518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T023854Z
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SUMMARY:Avoiding Scrutiny and Monitoring: North Korea's Protectors at the UN
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by HRNK Co-Chair Emeritus Roberta Cohen \nPresenters: \nDr. Rana Siu Inboden\nAdjunct Assistant Professor\, LBJ School of Public Affairs\nDistinguished Scholar\, Strauss Center for International Security and Law \nNorth Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Process \nThe report Dr. Inboden will feature examines ways that North Korea benefits from protection in the UN human rights system. In particular\, it examines patterns where other authoritarian countries shield North Korea from human rights criticism during the UN’s Universal Periodic Review process by offering praise for the North Korean government\, even in the face of severe human rights violations. It shows that jointly North Korea and other countries\, such as China\, blunt the effectiveness of external human rights scrutiny and monitoring. The North Korean regime and its allies frequently band together in multilateral bodies to shield each other from international human rights pressure. This is particularly evident during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). During all three of North Korea’s UPR sessions before the Human Rights Council (HRC)\, a number of its backers not only defended it but even applauded North Korea’s record.  The most active countries shielding North Korea were China\, Cuba\, and Venezuela\, but they were also joined by Syria\, Belarus\, Russia\, Vietnam\, Iran\, and Burundi. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nNorth Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The ECOSOC NGO Committee \nThe report Executive Director Scarlatoiu will feature examines the role of the ECOSOC NGO Committee as “gatekeeper” of international civil society access\, based on HRNK’s direct experience with the process. On April 17\, 2018\, the 54 member UN Economic and Social Council took action on a resolution to grant UN consultative status to the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). The resolution passed with 29 votes in favor\, 6 against\, and 13 abstentions. Six ECOSOC member states were absent. Belarus\, China\, Russian Federation\, South Africa\, Venezuela and Vietnam voted against. This victory for the North Korean human rights cause was the result of a long and grueling struggle to overcome opposition by UN ECOSOC NGO Committee protectors of North Korea. Previously\, ECOSOC NGO Committee members Burundi\, China\, Cuba\, Iran\, Nicaragua\, Pakistan\, the Russian Federation\, South Africa\, and Venezuela had voted against granting HRNK consultative status.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/avoiding-scrutiny-and-monitoring-north-koreas-protectors-at-the-un/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T214902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T023509Z
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SUMMARY:Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA by George Hutchinson\, the latest report in an ongoing project to examine North Korea’s information environment. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/army-of-the-indoctrinated-the-suryong-the-soldier-and-information-in-the-kpa/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T173000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T202214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T023124Z
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SUMMARY:Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friend of HRNK and IBA\, \nWe invite you to a Hearing in connection with an Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers that is being led by HRNK and the IBA. The Hearing\, which will be held on March 4\, 2022\, from 09:00 to 17:30 (EST)\, will feature (1) in-person testimony from survivors of North Korean detention centers\, and (2) expert testimony on command-and-control structures in the Kim regime\, satellite images of detention centers\, etc. The goal of the Hearing is to determine culpability for alleged crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute\, ranging from actors at the highest level of the regime (i.e.\, Kim Jong-un)\, to low-level guards who carry out many of the worst human rights abuses. \nFour renowned international jurists – who\, together\, have presided over the most consequential international criminal tribunals since the Nuremberg trials – will preside over the March 4th Hearing: \n1. Navi Pillay (Chair) is a South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. During her UN tenure\, Judge Pillay appointed Justice Michael Kirby to conduct the landmark UN Commission of Inquiry (2014) on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. She also served as President of the Rwanda Tribunal and as a judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC). \n2. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi served as the former President of the ICC and currently serves as the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC (2021-2023). \n3. Wolfgang Schomburg served as Germany’s first judge on the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals. \n4. Dame Silvia Cartwright is the former Governor-General of New Zealand and served as an international judge on the Cambodia Tribunal. \nThe Hearing will be conducted in-person at HRNK’s home\, the DACOR Bacon House\, 1801 F Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, and virtually\, via Zoom. Those participating in person will have to present a form of picture ID and proof of COVID vaccination in order to access the building. All participants are required to wear masks inside the building. For security reasons\, login information will be shared with confirmed virtual participants the day prior to the event. Please click here to RSVP. \nThank you for your attention and kind consideration. \nSincerely\, \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK\nMichael Maya\, Director\, IBA-North America
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inquiry-on-crimes-against-humanity-in-north-korean-detention-centers/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20006\, 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC\, WA\, 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211222T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T201847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T022802Z
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SUMMARY:North Korea’s Political Prison Camp Kwan-li-so No. 14: Update 1
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring its latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-political-prison-camp-kwan-li-so-no-14-update-1/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T201701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T022444Z
UID:725635-1635937200-1635940800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea’s Long-term Prison-Labor Facility Kyo-hwa-so No. 3\, T'osŏng-ni (토성리)
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring its latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-long-term-prison-labor-facility-kyo-hwa-so-no-3-tosong-ni-%ed%86%a0%ec%84%b1%eb%a6%ac/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T201322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T221050Z
UID:725632-1635260400-1635265800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:An Overview of the UN Special Rapporteur's Role and Mandate
DESCRIPTION:Featuring:  \nThe Honorable Tomás Ojea Quintana\nSpecial Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the\nDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea \nModerated by: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nMr. Tomás Ojea Quintana was appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea by the Human Rights Council in 2016. \nMr. Ojea Quintana is a lawyer from Argentina working in the field of criminal law\, human rights and public interest\, representing NGOs and other groups in different cases\, including child abduction by the military regime\, sexual abuses by members of the church\, and business criminal liability for human rights abuses. He is currently the attorney of a universal jurisdiction case on the abuses against Rohingyas. \nHe served as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar from 2008 to 2014\, and previously as Consultant for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bolivia. He also worked as a lawyer at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (OAS). He is a consultant for the Parliament of Argentina\, and has worked as an adviser to government agencies on human rights and security issues. \nThis is Mr. Quintana’s second and final visit to Washington\, D.C. during his mandate as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK. \nPlease email Greg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, at executive.director@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/an-overview-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-role-and-mandate/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210722T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T200627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T022056Z
UID:725630-1626951600-1626955200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea’s Long-term Prison-Labor Facility Kyo-hwa-so No. 8\, Sŭngho-ri (승호리) - Update
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring the latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-long-term-prison-labor-facility-kyo-hwa-so-no-8-sungho-ri-%ec%8a%b9%ed%98%b8%eb%a6%ac-update/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T195648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021929Z
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SUMMARY:Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Still Held in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:Featuring:  \nFamily Members of ROK POWs \nColonel David Maxwell\nBoard Member\, HRNK\nSenior Fellow\, Foundation for Defense of Democracies\nColonel (RET)\, U.S. Army \nAmanda Mortwedt Oh\nHuman Rights Attorney\, HRNK \nRosa Park\nDirector of Programs and Editor\, HRNK \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nFredrick (Skip) Vincenzo\nVisiting Senior US Naval Special Warfare Fellow\, Atlantic Council \nHRNK will feature a discussion on the fate of South Korean POWs whom North Korea never returned to their hometowns and families after the July 27\, 1953 armistice. Subjected to forced labor and relegated to a very low “Category 43” Songbun status for almost seven decades\, dozens of them are still being held captive in the North to this day. HRNK’s Greg Scarlatoiu\, Amanda Mortwedt Oh\, and Rosa Park will be joined by HRNK Board Member U.S. Army COL (RET) David Maxwell (Foundation for the Defense of Democracies) and U.S. Navy SEAL Commander (RET) Frederick (Skip) Vincenzo (Atlantic Council)\, together with family members of ROK POWs held in the North. \nPlease click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/never-forgotten-south-korean-pows-still-held-in-north-korea/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210701T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210701T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T195359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021657Z
UID:725624-1625137200-1625140800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: The Role of the United Nations”
DESCRIPTION:Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea: The Role of the United Nations” is HRNK’s 50th report in our 20-year history. This is even more meaningful as David Hawk’s “Hidden Gulag” (2003) was the first report published by HRNK.  In his latest report\, Hawk details efforts by many UN member states and by the UN’s committees\, projects and procedures to promote and protect human rights in the DPRK.  The report highlights North Korea’s shifts in its approach to human rights before and after the February 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry report. In conclusion\, while following the collapse of the Hanoi Summit and the outbreak of the COVID epidemic\, North Korea is currently in an extreme “anti-reform” and “anti-opening” phase. This HRNK report contends that recommendations the United Nations could make to the DPRK may provide a roadmap complete with specific steps for North Korea to become a more “normal” country. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click on the button above or click here to RSVP. 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-in-the-democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-the-role-of-the-united-nations/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T194613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021442Z
UID:725619-1624550400-1624554000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Patterns of Impunity: Human Rights in North Korea and the Role of the U.S. Special Envoy
DESCRIPTION:Ambassador Robert King will be featuring his latest book\, “Patterns of Impunity: Human Rights in North Korea and the Role of the U.S. Special Envoy.” Published by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center\, Freeman Spogli Institute\, Stanford University\, Ambassador King’s book is a captivating account of his efforts to integrate human rights within U.S. policy with North Korea. The book also provides unique insights into the creation of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in North Korea as well as obstacles to upholding internationally accepted human rights standards and the challenges to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korea. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/patterns-of-impunity-human-rights-in-north-korea-and-the-role-of-the-u-s-special-envoy/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210610T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221129T193701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T021216Z
UID:725610-1623340800-1623344400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Escaping Paradise
DESCRIPTION:From the Workers’ Paradise to the United States\, former North Korean Doohyun Kim will share the life\, trials\, and journey of his North Korean family\, who miraculously escaped North Korea. \nDoohyun is a senior at Utah Valley University\, majoring in Global Politics. He also studied at Seoul Cyber University in South Korea\, majoring in Business Administration. Doohyun is currently a member of HRNK’s research\, translation\, and media-monitoring team. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click on the button above or click here to RSVP. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/escaping-paradise/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T211617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T020323Z
UID:725599-1622044800-1622048400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:First We Take Pyonghattan\, Then We Take Pyongyang
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThis event will be on the record. \nFeaturing:  \nMs. Seo-hyun Lee & Mr. Hyeun-seung Lee\nNorth Korean Escapees\nHosts\, “Pyonghattan” YouTube Program \nModerated by: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nNorth Korean escapees Ms. Seo-hyun Lee and Mr. Hyeun-seung Lee will address their life experience in North Korea\, South Korea\, and the United States. The two hosts of the “Pyonghattan” program will discuss the current state of the North Korean economy\, society\, politics\, and human rights as well as North Korean elites and Kim regime dynamics. They will address the potential role of North Korea’s youth and the “Jangmadang Generation” in transforming North Korea moving forward. The speakers will address the importance of empowering the people of North Korea through information from the outside world. After all\, the only way to enact positive change in North Korea is by means of empowering its people through such information. \nPlease click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/first-we-take-pyonghattan-then-we-take-pyongyang/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T211147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T020908Z
UID:725593-1620921600-1620925200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Biden Administration: Is a North Korean Human Rights Reset Possible?
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) cordially invites you to: \nHRNK Board Member Speaking Series \n“The Biden Administration: Is a North Korean Human Rights Reset Possible?” \nThursday\, May 13\, 2021\n4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) \nThis event will be on the record. \nFeaturing:  \nDr. Nicholas Eberstadt\nHenry Wendt Chair\, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)\nFounding Board Member\, HRNK \nModerated by: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nCan the Biden administration stop Kim and thwart his nuclear ambitions? Can the Biden administration retake the higher ground once held on North Korean human rights? The answer is yes—if it is serious about doing so. President Biden has the power and the options at his disposal to progressively reduce the North Korean threat. Accomplishing this\, however\, will take a vision and resolve his predecessors lacked—and determination as well not to repeat their mistakes in dealing with Pyongyang. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-biden-administration-is-a-north-korean-human-rights-reset-possible/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T210654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T025715Z
UID:725589-1619524800-1619528400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Trafficking of North Korean Women To China
DESCRIPTION:Recent reports suggest that North Korean women in China are subjected to systematic rape\, sex trafficking\, sexual slavery\, sexual abuse\, prostitution\, cybersex trafficking\, forced marriage\, and forced pregnancy. Reportedly\, tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked into China and sold into the sex trade. The business of the sale of North Korean women is worth an estimated $105 million annually. It is a business that will not cease without intervention and certainly not until an organised international effort is underway. \nThe panelists will discuss the issue and consider what can be done to address the issue. \nSpeakers include: \nLord Alton of Liverpool\, Crossbench Peer at the UK House of Lords \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director \nJihyun Park\, North Korean defector and Human Rights Activist \nPlease register via Eventbrite: https://traffickingofnkwomen.eventbrite.co.uk
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-trafficking-of-north-korean-women-to-china/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T183710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T205543Z
UID:725570-1619110800-1619114400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea: Perennial Arsenal of Terror
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nJoshua Stanton’s HRNK report “Arsenal of Terror” (2015) generated critical information and analysis credited for contributing to the relisting of North Korea as a state-sponsor of terrorism. Over the years\, his work has been instrumental in designing the North Korean sanctions regime while paying particular attention to humanitarian exemptions. Joshua Stanton will focus on recent instances of terror by the North Korean regime\, including the assassination of the leader’s half-brother Kim Jong-nam with VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur international airport\, the threat to emigres inside South Korea\, as well as the ongoing need for legislation to clarify definitions and process. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-perennial-arsenal-of-terror/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T183544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T205446Z
UID:725564-1617904800-1617908400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Top Priority: North Korean Human Rights in 2021
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThe panel addressed the current state of North Korean human rights. The speakers provided an overview of international reactions and initiatives to address North Korean human rights through international fora as well as South Korea’s stance on human rights violations in the North. The panel made the case for addressing North Korean human rights as a priority\, rather than a “fringe” issue\, too often outcompeted by concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/top-priority-north-korean-human-rights-in-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T100000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T183428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T030035Z
UID:725560-1617267600-1617271200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“How Silent Partners Aid Persecuted North Koreans”
DESCRIPTION:The North Korean regime has been classified in the Open Doors World Watch List as the worst state perpetrator of Christian persecution for the past 20 years through 2021. Only when one contemplates the ‘rivals’ for this designation\, such as Somalia\, Afghanistan\, China\, Sudan\, Yemen\, and Uzbekistan\, among other world-class persecutors\, does the full impact of Pyongyang’s systemic suppression of its Christian population begin to register. The roots of this toxic strain of religious intolerance can be found in the personality and political philosophy of North Korea’s founding father\, Kim Il-sung\, the current absolute leader’s grandfather. The grandson has shown himself no less vitriolic in his distrust and hatred of followers of the Nazarene. Despite overwhelming odds that could have caused its extinction\, the remnant of the North Korean church has endured through over 70 years of relentless persecution. During those decades\, silent external partners of goodwill have desperately sought ways to bring hope\, encouragement and practical assistance to the beleaguered faithful continually under Caesar’s sword. Small pinholes of light in the regime have shed just enough illumination so that those eager to help are able to assist the persecuted. In necessarily general terms\, Reverend Peters will describe some of those tactics. \nPlease RSVP by clicking here.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/how-silent-partners-aid-persecuted-north-koreans/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T183229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T030136Z
UID:725554-1616688000-1616691600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“The Plight of North Korean Refugees from Famine to COVID-19”
DESCRIPTION:This event was held on the record. \nThe three presenters presented an overview of the North Korean refugee crisis including: refoulement to North Korea\, China’s role\, the applicability of the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees\, and the international response. The speakers addressed the U.S. North Korean Human Rights Act\, the status of North Korean refugees in the United States\, and challenges faced throughout their resettlement process. In addition\, the panel discussed the status of former North Koreans in South Korea\, including challenges faced during their resettlement and naturalization process and the current South Korean government’s stance on escapee activists and human rights groups. Finally\, the panel discussed the impact of the North Korean regime’s COVID “ultra-lockdown” on those who attempt to escape.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-plight-of-north-korean-refugees-from-famine-to-covid-19/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T182936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T030854Z
UID:725548-1615392000-1615395600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea: Atrocity Crimes and Future Accountability with The Honorable Morse Tan
DESCRIPTION:Ambassador Morse Tan will address accountability for the crimes against humanity and other egregious human rights violations committed by the North Korean regime. The North Korean human rights issue was sidelined during summit diplomacy with the DPRK. However\, more than seven years after the UN COI report\, accountability is not forgotten. Ambassador Tan\, a top authority on global criminal justice and a most prolific North Korean human rights scholar\, will share his thoughts on a roadmap to seeking accountability and justice in the DPRK. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. Please RSVP by clicking the button above or by clicking here. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-atrocity-crimes-and-future-accountability-with-the-honorable-morse-tan/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073325
CREATED:20221107T173912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032110Z
UID:725542-1614276000-1614279600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:South Africa's Apartheid & North Korea's Songbun: Parallels in Crimes Against Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Please click here to RSVP.  \n“South Africa’s Apartheid and North Korea’s Songbun: Parallels in Crimes against Humanity” by Robert Collins underlines similarities between two systematically\, deliberately\, and thoroughly discriminatory repressive systems. This latest report by Robert Collins adds to his many contributions to understanding North Korea’s levers of power\, the dominant role of the Korean Workers’ Party and the key elites\, the chain of control and command responsible for crimes against humanity and other egregious human rights violations as well as the extent of the oppression brought onto all levels of North Korean society. Together with Collins’ North Korea’s “Organization and Guidance Department: The Control Tower of Human Rights Denial” (2019)\, “Denied from the Start: Human Rights at the Local Level in North Korea” (2018)\, “From Cradle to Grave: The Path of North Korean Innocents” (2017)\, “Pyongyang Republic: North Korea’s Capital of Human Rights Denial” (2016)\, and “Marked for Life: Songbun\, North Korea’s Social Classification System” (2012)\, “South Africa’s Apartheid and North Korea’s Songbun” provides invaluable insight for decision makers\, diplomats\, scholars\, and human rights defenders. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/south-africas-apartheid-north-koreas-songbun-parallels-in-crimes-against-humanity/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20221107T172920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032443Z
UID:725536-1611597600-1640458800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The North Korean Abduction Issue: An Update
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held under the Chatham House Rule \nRSVP \nFeaturing: \nDaiji Yamaguchi\nDirector of Policy\, Headquarters for the Abductions Issue\, Government of Japan \nModerator: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nWhen a meeting\, or part thereof\, is held under the Chatham House Rule\, participants are free to use the information received\, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s)\, nor that of any other participant\, may be revealed. \nDirector Daiji Yamaguchi will provide a brief overview and update on the issue of abductions of Japanese citizens and nationals of other countries by North Korea. This virtual event\, conducted via Zoom\, will be open to the public\, including press correspondents. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korean-abduction-issue-an-update/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20221107T172622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032554Z
UID:725529-1608566400-1608570000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:“Chŭngsan No. 11 Detention Facility”
DESCRIPTION:Please RSVP here.  \nHRNK will be featuring the latest report under a long-term project employing satellite imagery analysis and former political prisoner testimony to shed light on human suffering in North Korea’s prison camps. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/chungsan-no-11-detention-facility/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20221107T172154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032917Z
UID:725523-1608217200-1608220800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:HRNK Author Speaking Series: “Hunger and Human Rights”
DESCRIPTION:Featuring \nSpeakers: \nStephan Haggard\nLawrence and Sallye Krause Distinguished Professor\,\nSchool of Global Policy and Strategy\,\nUniversity of California\, San Diego \nMarcus Noland\nExecutive Vice President and Director of Studies\,\nPeterson Institute for International Economics\nMember\, Board of Directors\, HRNK \nModerator: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nHRNK is pleased to feature the two authors of our report “Hunger and Human Rights” (2005). Dr. Stephan Haggard and Dr. Marcus Noland will address their work on famine and food insecurity in North Korea. They will also draw comparisons between the human security and human rights situation in North Korea under Kim Jong-il and under the current regime of Kim Jong-un. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hrnk-author-speaking-series-hunger-and-human-rights/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20221107T171836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T032956Z
UID:725516-1608051600-1608055200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Human Rights Ambassadors' Dialogue: “The Role of the Special Envoy”
DESCRIPTION:Please click here to RSVP: https://forms.gle/WMbwM9UP6PfY3T7z5. \nFeaturing: \nIntroductory Remarks: \nThe Honorable Roberta Cohen\nCo-chair Emeritus\, HRNK\nFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights\,\nU.S. Department of State \nSpeakers: \nThe Honorable Robert King\nFormer Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues\,\nU.S. Department of State\nMember\, Board of Directors\, HRNK \nHis Excellency Jung Hoon Lee\nDean\, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS)\, Yonsei University\nFormer ROK Inaugural Ambassador-at-Large for North Korean Human Rights\nMember\, Board of Directors\, HRNK \nModerator: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nHRNK is delighted to inaugurate our Board Speaking Series\, which will feature current and former members of HRNK’s Board of Directors. The three distinguished speakers will address the role of the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean human rights and the ROK Ambassador-at-Large for North Korean human rights. The Honorable Robert King and His Excellency Jung Hoon Lee held these positions until January 2017 and September 2017\, respectively. The positions have not been filled since. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-ambassadors-dialogue-the-role-of-the-special-envoy/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T110000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20221107T165335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T033119Z
UID:725493-1605780000-1605783600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Inaugural HRNK Author Speaking Series: “Hidden Gulag” with David Hawk
DESCRIPTION:HRNK is delighted to host a Zoom event featuring author David Hawk at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday\, November 19. This is going to be the first of our new “Virtual HRNK Author Speaking Series.” For over two decades\, David Hawk has investigated and reported on North Korea’s vast system of unlawful imprisonment. His 2003 report “Hidden Gulag” was HRNK’s first\, and also the first report ever to combine witness testimony with satellite imagery analysis to scrutinize North Korea’s political prison camps. Ever since\, David Hawk has authored four more reports for HRNK\, on both the kwan-li-so political prison camps and the kyo-hwa-so reeducation through labor camps. During this program\, he will provide an overview of his investigation over the past 20 years as well as his views on the transformation of North Korea’s prison camp system in the 21st century. The event will be moderated by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the record. \nPlease click here to RSVP: https://forms.gle/SuQKk6vj6FsWnoe3A. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inaugural-hrnk-author-speaking-series-hidden-gulag-with-david-hawk-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20201009T001109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T033239Z
UID:720684-1599735600-1599739200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The David Sneddon Case: Not Forgotten
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) cordially invites you to: \nThe David Sneddon Case:\nNot Forgotten \nA Discussion with\nJames Sneddon \nThursday\, September 10\, 2020\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) \nThis event will be on the record. Please click here to RSVP: https://forms.gle/2GNXXcQC58J5gqJFA. \nDear Friends of HRNK\, \nOn Thursday\, September 10\, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT\, HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu will moderate a Zoom event with James Sneddon\, brother of David Sneddon. In August 2004\, David Louis Sneddon\, at the time a 24-year-old Brigham Young University student\, disappeared in China’s Yunnan Province after traveling alone through Tiger Leaping Gorge. The evidence surrounding his disappearance followed patterns identified in multiple cases of North Korean abductions. \nAs the older brother of David Sneddon\, the only US citizen believed to be held against his will in the DPRK\, James Sneddon is intimately aware and personally dedicated to the return of all DPRK abductees while helping shine a bright light on the abysmal human rights record of North Korea. He believes that only through this lens\, that of the DPRK’s past and concurrent human rights abuses\, will his family gain traction to find out the full truth about his brother and secure his release. James personally searched in China and\, with his father Roy Sneddon and older brother Michael Sneddon\, developed the original detailed executive report utilized today as the launchpad for explaining David’s disappearance. \nJames\, having spent over 20 years working and living in Asia\, has keen insight into Asian cultures\, and is able to carefully leverage his Japanese language fluency and cultural adaptability to navigate the original abduction information sourced from NGOs\, and to consult with Government officials and organizations allied to this passionate common cause. \nProfessionally\, James has spent the past two decades working with the tech companies in Silicon Valley\, including leadership roles with companies including Google\, Intel\, and Qualcomm. \nIn 2011\, HRNK published the report “Taken: North Korea’s Criminal Abduction of Citizens of Other Countries\,” authored by Mr. Yoshi Yamamoto and edited by former HRNK Executive Director Chuck Downs\, together with a team of HRNK interns that served in various capacities. \nAccording to “Taken\,” the number of abductees taken by North Korea may well approach 180\,000. During the Korean War\, by October 28\, 1950\, 82\,959 South Koreans had been abducted and taken to the North. Since the signing of the Korean War Armistice on July 27\, 1953\, an additional 3\,824 South Koreans\, 3\,721 of them fishermen\, have been abducted. Over 93\,000 ethnic Koreans residing in Japan were lured to North Korea\, and most were never allowed to return to Japan. The Japanese government officially lists 17 persons whose disappearances are attributable to North Korean abductions\, while acknowledging that the number of those taken may be as high as 883. News reports estimate that 200 Chinese\, most of ethnic Korean background\, were abducted to North Korea. Over 25 citizens of other countries\, including David Sneddon\, have been seen in North Korea by the accounts of witnesses. They can be assumed to have been taken against their will and are more than likely being held against their will.\nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-david-sneddon-case-not-forgotten/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200828T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200828T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073326
CREATED:20201009T000905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T000905Z
UID:720682-1598623200-1598626800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korean Human Rights: An Update in the Age of COVID-19 - A Discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Tomás Ojea Quintana
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends of HRNK\, \nWe are delighted to inform you that we have been able to reschedule a very special event\, previously postponed due to reasons outside of HRNK’s control. \nPlease join us for a Zoom conversation titled “North Korean Human Rights: An Update in the Age of COVID-19.”  The event will feature The Honorable Tomás Ojea Quintana\, Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). The event\, moderated by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu\, will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT on Friday\, August 28\, 2020. \nPlease click here to RSVP: https://forms.gle/7nPJzwn3Vux8akSP7. \nThe Honorable Tomás OJEA QUINTANA is a lawyer with more than 14 years of activities in the field of human rights. He has worked at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. He was also the Executive Director of the OHCHR Programme for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Bolivia. \nMost recently\, he has represented the Argentinean NGO “Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” in cases concerning child abduction during the military regime. \nThe Honorable Ojea Quintana was Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in Myanmar between 2008 and 2014. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-human-rights-an-update-in-the-age-of-covid-19-a-discussion-with-un-special-rapporteur-tomas-ojea-quintana/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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