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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T100000
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SUMMARY:Non-traditional Security Threats in Asia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/non-traditional-security-threats-in-asia/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160322T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160322T170000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132408Z
CREATED:20190107T132407Z
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SUMMARY:Subcommittee Hearing: Get It Right This Time: A Victims-Centered Trafficking in Persons Report
DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Africa\, Global Health\, Global Human Rights\, and International Organizations | 2167 Rayburn House Office Building Washington\, DC 20515 | Mar 22\, 2016 2:00pm to 5:00pm\n \n\nWitnesses\n\n\n\nThe Honorable Mark Lagon President Freedom House \nMr. Matthew Smith Executive Director Fortify Rights \nMs. Jinhye Jo President NKinUSA \nMs. Maria Werlau President Free Society Project \n 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/subcommittee-hearing-get-it-right-this-time-a-victims-centered-trafficking-in-persons-report/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160321T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160321T213000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132407Z
CREATED:20190107T132407Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture:"My Escape & Korean Reunification" by North Korean defector Kim Young-Il
DESCRIPTION:Lecture: “My Escape & Korean Reunification” by North Korean defector Kim Young-Il\n\nMarch 21 @ 20:00 – 21:30\n \n\n\nGain first-hand insight in the North Korean human rights situation with this exclusive lecture that is open and free for everybody and will take place in the Senate Room (Academy Building) at 8PM. Afterwards\, drinks will take place at Peperstraat 19. \nKim Young-Il was born in North Korea and escaped in 1996 with his brothers and parents after years of persistent famine. Via China and Mongolia he arrived in Seoul and graduated in Chinese Studies. In 2006 he founded the organization People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE)\, where the ‘C’ is used to represent the pre-20th century spelling “Corea”\, when the two countries were one. It is the only NGO focusing exclusively on North Korean Human Rights with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) special consultative status since 2012. Kim is the Executive Director and nowadays the NGO that is based in Seoul and Washington DC collects evidence of human rights abuses\, speaks at UN Human Rights Councils and travels the world to raise international awareness of the situation in North Korea. Kim will fly in from Genève\, where in March he will deliver a speech at the UN Human Rights Council.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/lecturemy-escape-korean-reunification-by-north-korean-defector-kim-young-il/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160320T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160320T180000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132357Z
CREATED:20190107T132356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132357Z
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SUMMARY:International Volunteer Workshop for North Korean Refugees
DESCRIPTION:With Keynote Speaker Andrei Lankov \nHost by Justice for North Korea(JFNK)\,  Teach North Korean Refugees(TNKR)\,  Transitional Justice Working Group(TJWG)\, Report Center for North Korean Refugees(RCNKR) 1969Korean Air Abductees Family Committe(KAAFCK) Unification Media Group(UNG) International Coalition to stop crimes against humanity in North Korea(ICNK)  For the largest gathering of volunteers coming together to find ways to help North Koreans and North Korean refugees.  This event is scheduled for March 20 at the National Assembly of South Korea. \n If you have been thinking about getting involved with helping North Korean refugees then here's your chance. After this workshop is over\, you will have a deeper understanding about North Korea\, North Korean refugees and to learn about opportunities for you to get directly involved. \n * Andrei Lankov\, author of The Real North Korea\, he will deliver the keynote address. This will be a great chance to hear from and talk with someone who has been studying about North Korea for almost three decades. \n * We also have two North Korean refugees scheduled to speak at the workshop. \n * You will also get to hear directly from representatives of several NGOs actively involved with helping North Korean refugees in Seoul and other places around the world. \n You can reserve a space here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14KBeENDpO23UXs3rSB_Hod4bCf0R-Z_msC9XkyKRu6A/viewform
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/international-volunteer-workshop-for-north-korean-refugees/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T203000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132341Z
CREATED:20190107T132340Z
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SUMMARY:Inside North Korea
DESCRIPTION:In the world's most isolated and closed society\, North Koreans lack freedom to access objective information about their country and the outside world. The government utilizes subjective propaganda as a mechanism to control their citizens. However\, thanks to organizations like No Chain\, HanVoice and Council for Human Rights in North Korea (Canada)\, many North Koreans now receive knowledge through the smuggling of flash drives loaded with TV shows and other media. Join this conversation to learn how technology is leading an information revolution in the struggle to liberate North Korea. \n\n  \n \n\nPresenters & Hosts\n\nKyung B. Lee\nPresident ~ Council for Human Rights in North Korea (Canada)\nJin Hak Choi\nPresident ~ National Unification Advisory Council in Toronto\nKwang Il Jung\nFounder ~ No Chain\nHenry Song\nU.S. Director for 'No Chain'\nAlong with HanVoice (Project E) & Young Sil Lee (Soprano Singer)\n \n  \n \nFAQs \nWhat are my transport/parking options getting to the event? \nAll “white parking permit areas” on Wilfrid Laurier University campus are free. The parking information kiosk located at the main entrance\, University Ave. at Hazel St. can direct you accordingly.   \nWhat can I bring to the event? \nFree to attend\, however\, please bring used USB keys to the event. These will be donated to No Chain\, who will send the USB keys into North Korea with TV shows\, movies and objective information. \nBeverages and light snacks will be provided. \nWhere can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nPlease contact Andrew Fawcett at fawc9560@mylaurier.ca for further information.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inside-north-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T140000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132347Z
CREATED:20190107T132346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132347Z
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SUMMARY:US - Korea Trade: FTA at 4 Years
DESCRIPTION:Michael Beeman of the U.S.-Korea Business Council provides an update on the evolution of the KORUS FTA\, as well as challenges\, opportunities\, and new directions on its fourth anniversary since implementation\, in conversation with Korea Society president Thomas Byrne.    \nUS-Korea Trade: FTA at 4 years   \n with \n Michael Beeman  Senior Advisor to the U.S.-Korea Business Council \nModerated by  Thomas Byrne\, President of The Korea Society  \n  \n$10 Members\, $20 Guests\, $5 Students  \n12:00 PM | Arrivals & Reception   12:30 PM | Discussion \n YPN and Explorer Level Members Register HERE for free admission.  \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Nikita Desai or (212) 759-7525\, ext. 355 \n  \nAbout the Speakers: \nMichael Beeman  is currently Senior Advisor to the U.S.-Korea Business Council. From 2013-2014\, he was responsible for trade and economic issues with Korea while serving as Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan\, Korea and APEC Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). He joined USTR in 2004\, where he worked on Japan and other Asia-region trade issues for over a decade. He completed his doctorate in politics in 1998 at the University of Oxford\, St. Antony’s College\, and has been a research fellow at Harvard University and the University of Tokyo. \n  \n\n  \nThomas J. Byrne  (Moderator) joined The Korea Society as its President in August of 2015. He came to the Society from Moody's Investor Services\, where he was Regional Manager\, Spokesperson\, and Director of Analysis for the Sovereign Risk Group in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. Before moving to Moody's in 1996\, he was the Senior Economist of the Asia Department at the Institute of International Finance in Washington DC. Mr. Byrne has an MA degree in International Relations with an emphasis on economics from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Before his graduate work\, he served in South Korea for three years as a US Peace Corps volunteer. \n.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/us-korea-trade-fta-at-4-years/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160317T030000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132357Z
CREATED:20190107T132356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132357Z
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SUMMARY:Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan\, South Korea And Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Mark Fitzpatrick\nIISS-Americas 	Executive Director\n \n\n \n\nRobert Gallucci\nFormer State Department Special Envoy for North Korea Nuclear Negotiatoins\n \n\n \n\nChair: Jennifer Golden\nIISS-Americas 	Managing Director\n  \nUnder what conditions would the democracies in Northeast Asia seek to join the nuclear weapons club? Japan\, South Korea and Taiwan are threshold nuclear powers by virtue of their robust civilian nuclear energy programs. All three once pursued nuclear weapons and all face growing security threats from nuclear-armed adversaries. IISS-Americas Executive Director Mark Fitzpatrick's latest book\, Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers\, analyzes these past nuclear pursuits and current proliferation drivers. \nPlease join the IISS for a discussion and Q&A session on Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers and nuclear diplomacy in Northeast Asia with  Executive Director Mark Fitzpatrick  and Robert Gallucci\, former State Department special envoy and dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. This event is on the record and will be webcast live on the IISS website. Copies of the book are available for sale on our website or after the event.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/asias-latent-nuclear-powers-japan-south-korea-and-taiwan/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T213000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132336Z
CREATED:20190107T132335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132336Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights Watch Film Festival Film Screening: I Am Sun Mu
DESCRIPTION:The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from 9 to 18 March\, 2016\, featuring 16 inspiring\, topical and provocative documentaries and dramas. \nIn Adam Sjöberg’s Korea/China-focused documentary I Am Sun Mu\, since fleeing his native North Korea to defect to the south\, the artist Sun Mu has worked under a defiant alias meaning “no boundaries” to criticize the repressive regime of Kim Jong-un. A former propaganda artist\, Sun Mu subverts familiar images that once glorified the Supreme Leader into satirical political pop art. Offered an unlikely solo exhibition in China\, the anonymous artist prepares his show undercover\, risking his freedom and safety to expose the truth through art. \n  \nScreenings\n\n\n\n\nMarch 13\, 2016\n5:30 PM /    \nRitzy Brixton / \nLondon\n \n\n\nScreening followed by discussion with filmmaker Adam Sjöberg \n  \nMarch 16\, 2016\n6:30 PM /    \nCurzon Soho / \nLondon\n \n\nScreening followed by discussion with filmmaker Adam Sjöberg
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-watch-film-festival-film-screening-i-am-sun-mu-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160319T000000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132344Z
CREATED:20190107T132343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132344Z
UID:712313-1458133200-1458345600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:ISA's 57th Annual Conference: Exploring Peace
DESCRIPTION:The International Studies Association (ISA) has been the premier organization for connecting scholars and practitioners in fields of international studies since 1959. \nISA was founded in 1959 to promote research and education in international affairs. With well over six thousand members in North America and around the world\, ISA is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in this field. ISA cooperates with 57 international studies organizations in over 30 countries\, is a member of the International Social Science Council\, and enjoys nongovernmental consultative status with the United Nations. \nThis year's meeting will cover many different regional areas and issues concerning peace around the world. There will be many different talks related to North Korean human rights\, security\, relations with China\, the US\, ROK\, Russia\, and Jana\, nuclear weapons\, and reunification. \n  \nPlease access the homepage for more information on RSVP\, travel\, and hotel booking.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/isas-57th-annual-conference-exploring-peace/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T213000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132350Z
CREATED:20190107T132349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132350Z
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SUMMARY:A Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our upcoming fundraising event\, A Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea\, to be held at 18:30 on March 14\, 2016 at Four Millbank\, Westminster\, London\, SW1P 3JA. \n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n   \n\n\nGuest Speakers\n\n\nJi Hyeon-a \nMs. Ji is from Chongjin City\, North Korea. Like many North Korean refugees who get repatriated from China\, Hyeon-a survived 8 months in one of North Korea’s notorious labour re-education camps. Thankfully\, Hyeon-a was able to conceal her Christian beliefs when repatriated\, as revealing them would surely have led to execution or incarceration for life. Today\, Hyeon A is a student and human rights activist. \nJang Jin-sung \nJang Jin-sung is a former intelligence officer and poet laureate under North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. A graduate of Pyongyang Arts School and Kim Il Sung University\, he worked in the United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party\, which is responsible for inter-Korean warfare\, policy and diplomacy. After escaping in 2004\, he worked at the Institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul\, released a book of bestselling poetry and a bestselling memoir\, and founded the independent platform for North Korea reports\, New Focus. \n  \n\n\nInformation\n\n\n A 2014 report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea laid bare the North Korean Government’s appalling abuses of religious freedom. Once a hotbed of spiritual belief\, North Korea’s believers today face the most extreme forms of persecution — torture\, enforced disappearences\, life-long prison sentences\, and executions come to those who practise the indigenous Cheondogyo faith\, Confucianism\, Taoism\, Buddhism\, and Christianity. For Christians\, the largest religious group in North Korea\, Open Doors describes the country as “the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian”. \n Evidence of the extraordinarily violent and ongoing repression of religious freedom in North Korea\, which is pursuant to state policy\, is an issue that demands urgent attention. International scrutiny on the freedom of religious belief is permanently critical\, but no more so than in the case of the DPRK. \n For the stated reasons\, we would very much value your participation at the hearing. Following the hearing\, there will be a fundraising reception to support the work of EAHRNK. \n The hearing will take place on March 14\, 2016. We very much hope that you will be able to join us.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/a-hearing-on-religious-freedom-in-north-korea-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T190000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132356Z
CREATED:20190107T132356Z
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SUMMARY:Korea Can Be Unified - Kwang Suh's 4 Measure for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula Dinner and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Arts Along the Ohio welcomes an author with a plan – Kwang Suh's 4 Measures for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula – to a dinner and talk at Destinations Booksellers on Tuesday\, March 15\, at 5:30 p.m. \nFor more than seventy years\, the Korean Peninsula has been divided into the two Koreas. As a young child\, Kwang H. Suh and his family fled from North Korea to South Korea\, where his family started a new life. \nToday\, the pain of family separation still continues to plague families in the northern and southern part of the Korean Peninsula. \nKwang Suh has actively engaged himself in the political community of South Korea\, advocating for a political solution to the reuniting of Korean families. For more than forty years\, he worked for and dreamed of One Korea. \nTaco Steve will be offering a new Korean specialty taco for this special dinnertime author event. A dinner purchase is optional. Suh will present his insights and sign copies of his new book afterward. \n  \nFAQs \n  \nWhat are my transport/parking options getting to the event? \nDestinations Booksellers is located on a TARC bus line.Parking is available on Spring Street and at the rear of the venue off of Sixth Street. \n  \nWhat can/can't I bring to the event? \n Sorry. No pets or firearms \n  \nWhere can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nEmail to artsalongtheohio@gmail.com \n  \n \n \n \n\nWHEN\nTuesday\, March 15\, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar\nWHERE\nDestinations Booksellers – 604 East Spring Street\, New Albany\, IN 47150 – View Map
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-can-be-unified-kwang-suhs-4-measure-for-the-unification-of-the-korean-peninsula-dinner-and-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T173000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132340Z
CREATED:20190107T132340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132340Z
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SUMMARY:Culture and Everyday Life in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:“Culture and Everyday Life in North Korea” \nCharles Armstrong\, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences\, Columbia University Ruth Barraclough\, Senior Lecturer\, School of Culture\, History & Language\, Australian National University Tatiana Gabroussenko\, Visiting Fellow\, Australian National University Theodore Hughes\, Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities; Director\, The Center for Korean Research Cheehyung Harrison Kim\, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of History\, University of Missouri Immanuel Kim\, Assistant Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies\, Binghamton University Dima Mironenko\, CEAS Postdoctoral Associate & Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Literatures\, Yale University Dafna Zur\, Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures\, Stanford University Tuesday\, March 15 – Wednesday\, March 16\, 2016 China in the World Centre\, Australian National University Canberra\, Australia \nCo-sponsored by the Australian National University\, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Weatherhead East Asian Institute
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/culture-and-everyday-life-in-north-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T113000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132351Z
CREATED:20190107T132349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132351Z
UID:712326-1458036000-1458041400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea Sanctions: What They Mean and Where We Go From Here
DESCRIPTION:North Korea’s recent nuclear and missile tests galvanized the international community to unprecedented cooperation on imposing new sanctions on the recalcitrant regime. South Korea severed its ties to the Kaesong joint economic venture and stood up to Chinese pressure to announce discussions to deploy the THAAD missile defense system. Japan imposed new unilateral sanctions\, the United States passed the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act and added entities to its sanctions list\, and the U.N. passed its toughest resolution against North Korea. \nDespite this new consensus on the need to better enforce laws and resolutions\, many misperceptions linger over the intended objectives and what sanctions can do. Despite more effective means to target the North Korean regime’s finances\, implementation remains critical\, particularly by China. With everyone adopting stronger sanctions\, will Kim Jong-un perceive himself to be painted into a corner and feel compelled to take even more provocative steps than before? With no apparent off-ramp on the highway to a crisis\, is the danger of military clash on the Korean Peninsula again rising? \n \n\n\nMore About the Speakers\nDr. Nicholas Eberstadt Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy\, American Enterprise Institute \nDr. Lee Sung-yoon Professor in Korean Studies\, The Fletcher School\, Tufts University \nJoshua Stanton Author of Arsenal of Terror: North Korea\, State Sponsor of Terrorism and Blogger\, One Free Korea \n \n\nHosted By\n Bruce Klingner   \nSenior Research Fellow\, Northeast AsiaRead More
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-sanctions-what-they-mean-and-where-we-go-from-here/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160314T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160314T203000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132347Z
CREATED:20190107T132346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132347Z
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SUMMARY:A Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:Event Information\n \n\n\nEvent Description\n\n\n\nIt is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our upcoming fundraising event\, A Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea\, to be held at 18:30 on March 14\, 2016 at Four Millbank\, Westminster\, London\, SW1P 3JA. \n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n   \n\n\nGuest Speakers\n\n\nJi Hyeon-a \nMs. Ji is from Chongjin City\, North Korea. Like many North Korean refugees who get repatriated from China\, Hyeon-a survived 8 months in one of North Korea’s notorious labour re-education camps. Thankfully\, Hyeon-a was able to conceal her Christian beliefs when repatriated\, as revealing them would surely have led to execution or incarceration for life. Today\, Hyeon A is a student and human rights activist. \nJang Jin-sung \nJang Jin-sung is a former intelligence officer and poet laureate under North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. A graduate of Pyongyang Arts School and Kim Il Sung University\, he worked in the United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party\, which is responsible for inter-Korean warfare\, policy and diplomacy. After escaping in 2004\, he worked at the Institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul\, released a book of bestselling poetry and a bestselling memoir\, and founded the independent platform for North Korea reports\, New Focus. \n  \n\n\nInformation\n\n\n A 2014 report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea laid bare the North Korean Government’s appalling abuses of religious freedom. Once a hotbed of spiritual belief\, North Korea’s believers today face the most extreme forms of persecution — torture\, enforced disappearences\, life-long prison sentences\, and executions come to those who practise the indigenous Cheondogyo faith\, Confucianism\, Taoism\, Buddhism\, and Christianity. For Christians\, the largest religious group in North Korea\, Open Doors describes the country as “the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian”. \n Evidence of the extraordinarily violent and ongoing repression of religious freedom in North Korea\, which is pursuant to state policy\, is an issue that demands urgent attention. International scrutiny on the freedom of religious belief is permanently critical\, but no more so than in the case of the DPRK. \n For the stated reasons\, we would very much value your participation at the hearing. Following the hearing\, there will be a fundraising reception to support the work of EAHRNK. \n The hearing will take place on March 14\, 2016. We very much hope that you will be able to join us. \n \n \n \n\nWHEN\nMonday\, 14 March 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30 (GMT)\nWHERE\nFour Millbank – Westminster London SW1P 3JA GB – View Map\n\n \n\n\nEvent Information\n \n\n\nEvent Description\n\n\n\nIt is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our upcoming fundraising event\, A Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea\, to be held at 18:30 on March 14\, 2016 at Four Millbank\, Westminster\, London\, SW1P 3JA. \n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n   \n\n\nGuest Speakers\n\n\nJi Hyeon-a \nMs. Ji is from Chongjin City\, North Korea. Like many North Korean refugees who get repatriated from China\, Hyeon-a survived 8 months in one of North Korea’s notorious labour re-education camps. Thankfully\, Hyeon-a was able to conceal her Christian beliefs when repatriated\, as revealing them would surely have led to execution or incarceration for life. Today\, Hyeon A is a student and human rights activist. \nJang Jin-sung \nJang Jin-sung is a former intelligence officer and poet laureate under North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. A graduate of Pyongyang Arts School and Kim Il Sung University\, he worked in the United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party\, which is responsible for inter-Korean warfare\, policy and diplomacy. After escaping in 2004\, he worked at the Institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul\, released a book of bestselling poetry and a bestselling memoir\, and founded the independent platform for North Korea reports\, New Focus. \n  \n\n\nInformation\n\n\n A 2014 report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea laid bare the North Korean Government’s appalling abuses of religious freedom. Once a hotbed of spiritual belief\, North Korea’s believers today face the most extreme forms of persecution — torture\, enforced disappearences\, life-long prison sentences\, and executions come to those who practise the indigenous Cheondogyo faith\, Confucianism\, Taoism\, Buddhism\, and Christianity. For Christians\, the largest religious group in North Korea\, Open Doors describes the country as “the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian”. \n Evidence of the extraordinarily violent and ongoing repression of religious freedom in North Korea\, which is pursuant to state policy\, is an issue that demands urgent attention. International scrutiny on the freedom of religious belief is permanently critical\, but no more so than in the case of the DPRK. \n For the stated reasons\, we would very much value your participation at the hearing. Following the hearing\, there will be a fundraising reception to support the work of EAHRNK. \n The hearing will take place on March 14\, 2016. We very much hope that you will be able to join us. \n \n \n \n\nWHEN\nMonday\, 14 March 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30 (GMT)\nWHERE\nFour Millbank – Westminster London SW1P 3JA GB – View Map
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/a-hearing-on-religious-freedom-in-north-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160314T191500
DTSTAMP:20190107T132339Z
CREATED:20190107T132337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132339Z
UID:712305-1457978400-1457982900@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Is Korean Unification Possible?
DESCRIPTION:At the end of World War II\, Korea was divided in two. Today\, North and South Korea couldn’t be further apart. Concerns over North Korea’s supposed hydrogen bomb testing has created heightened tensions between North Korea and the world. Dr. Person discusses whether North and South Korea might ever be able to reconcile differences and emerge once more as a unified country. \nPublic invited. No reservations needed. Pay at door. $10 members/$15 non-members. Non-members can sign up for a free e-mail membership and get member pricing. Free parking. Presented by the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/is-korean-unification-possible/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160314T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160314T180000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132337Z
CREATED:20190107T132337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132337Z
UID:712301-1457974800-1457978400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Using Technology to Help Liberate North Korea
DESCRIPTION:North Korea is the world's most isolated and closed society. Any opinion critical of the government is banned\, and dissidents are sent to concentration camps. Immigration and emigration are forbidden; the postal system reads and censors all mail; citizens cannot access the internet. However\, over the past 15 years news and culture from the outside world have leaked into the country. Today North Koreans receive knowledge through illegal radio broadcasts and the smuggling of flash drives loaded with TV shows and other media. Join this conversation to learn how technology is leading an information revolution in the struggle for a free North Korea. \n \n\nHashtags: #sxsw #hackNK \n \n\nPRESENTERS\n\n\nGWANG IL JUNG\nFOUNDER\n\nNo Chain \n\n  \n \n \n\n\nPETER HIRSHBERG\nCHAIRMAN\n\nCity Innovate Foundation \n\n  \n \n \n\n\nTHOR HALVORSSEN\nPRES\n\nHuman Rights Foundation \n\n  \n \n \n\n\nYEONMI PARK\nAUTHOR & NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR\n\n  \n\n  \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/using-technology-to-help-liberate-north-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160313T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160313T203000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132336Z
CREATED:20190107T132335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132336Z
UID:712299-1457890200-1457901000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Human Rights Watch Film Festival Film Screening: I Am Sun Mu
DESCRIPTION:The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from 9 to 18 March\, 2016\, featuring 16 inspiring\, topical and provocative documentaries and dramas. \nIn Adam Sjöberg’s Korea/China-focused documentary I Am Sun Mu\, since fleeing his native North Korea to defect to the south\, the artist Sun Mu has worked under a defiant alias meaning “no boundaries” to criticize the repressive regime of Kim Jong-un. A former propaganda artist\, Sun Mu subverts familiar images that once glorified the Supreme Leader into satirical political pop art. Offered an unlikely solo exhibition in China\, the anonymous artist prepares his show undercover\, risking his freedom and safety to expose the truth through art. \n  \nScreenings\n\n\n\n\nMarch 13\, 2016\n5:30 PM /    \n\n\nRitzy Brixton / \n \n \nLondon\n \n\n\nScreening followed by discussion with filmmaker Adam Sjöberg \n  \nMarch 16\, 2016\n6:30 PM /    \n\n\nCurzon Soho / \n \n \nLondon\n \n\nScreening followed by discussion with filmmaker Adam Sjöberg
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-watch-film-festival-film-screening-i-am-sun-mu/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T183000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132351Z
CREATED:20190107T132349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132351Z
UID:712325-1457776800-1457807400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The North Korean Church: Dead or Alive?
DESCRIPTION:Come and find out more about North Korea\, the most dangerous country in the world to be a Christian*. \nHas God put North Korea on your heart? Do you want to know how to pray for the country? Come to this World Changers event\, learn more about the North Korean Church and pray with North Korean believers. \nThere will be three excellent speakers: \n\nRev Roger (Open Doors)\nMavic Quiazon (North Korea & Beyond)\nJames Burt (European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea)\n\nThe day will also feature live music\, discussion panels and testimonies from North Korean Christians.   \nFood: A buffet-style Korean lunch will be provided (Cost £6). \nFor more details\, contact David (Kichul) Jeong \n*North Korea is top of the Open Doors World Watch List for the persecution of Christians\, for the fourteenth year in a row.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korean-church-dead-or-alive/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160311T170000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132338Z
CREATED:20190107T132337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132338Z
UID:712302-1457686800-1457715600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Commission of Inquiry: What Next?
DESCRIPTION:In February 2014\, a UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in North Korea found that “The gravity\, scale and nature of the violations reveal a State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world.” Due to a paucity of ideas on how to substantively improve human rights\, little has been done by the international community post-COI to implement recommendations. Join the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea for 'The Commission of Inquiry: What Next?' at the Ascham room\, Bloomsbury House on the 11th of March for a conference dedicated to assessing the human rights situation\, reflecting on the COI process\, and generating ideas for improving human rights in North Korea.  Despite the abundance of evidence of crimes against humanity given at the hearings by almost 80 witnesses and victims\, little has been done by the international community to implement recommendations\, with only 1 substantive recommendation implemented – the opening of a field office. With participation from North Koreans\, politicians\, policymakers\, leading international law experts and academics\, tech experts\, and Commissioner Justice Michael Kirby\, 'The Commission of Inquiry: What Next?' seeks to develop cooperation mechanisms and consensus positions and support improvement in human rights in North Korea. \n Attendance is free. Registration details will be sent next Monday\, February 22nd. \n Event: The Commission of Inquiry: What Next? Venue: Ascham Room\, Bloomsbury House\, 2 – 3 Bloomsbury Square\, London\, WC1A 2RL Date: Friday\, March 11\, 2016 Time: 9am – 5pm Lunch will be provided.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-commission-of-inquiry-what-next/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160308T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160308T180000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132335Z
CREATED:20190107T132335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132335Z
UID:712298-1457453700-1457460000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Nuclear Power\, Economy\, and Human Rights: North Korea\, Russia\, China
DESCRIPTION:CGIS South Building\, 1730 Cambridge Street\, Room S354 \n \n \n \n\nSpeaker(s): \n\n\nJongsoo Lee\, Senior Managing Director\, Brock Securities; Center Associate\, Davis Center \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. \n \n \n \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please call 617-495-4037.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/nuclear-power-economy-and-human-rights-north-korea-russia-china/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160306T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160306T170000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132344Z
CREATED:20190107T132343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132344Z
UID:712312-1457276400-1457283600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:How to Escape from North Korea - All About Women 2016
DESCRIPTION:Imagine having to flee your home country\, leaving your mother and brother behind you. As a child\, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country– North Korea- was the best on the planet. It wasn‘t until the devastating famine of the 1990s that she began to question those beliefs and look for an escape route. As a teenager\, she fled to China to stay with distant relatives and spent the next ten years hiding her true identity before finally escaping to South Korea. She then made the courageous decision to return to the North Korean border in a daring mission to bring the rest of her family to safety. Now a university student and human rights advocate\, the author of the memoir The Girl with Seven Names reveals the details of her extraordinary journey. She offers a unique insight into the situation of the people of North Korea and how we can help those still suffering.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/how-to-escape-from-north-korea-all-about-women-2016/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T193000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132342Z
CREATED:20190107T132340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132342Z
UID:712310-1457028000-1457033400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Great Decisions Series | The Koreas: Is Unification Achievable? - See more at: http://worldboston.org/event-calendar/great-decis
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Han S. Park\nProfessor of International Affairs and Director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS) at the University of Georgia \nReserve your space here!\n  \nAt the end of World War II\, Korea was divided in two and 60 years later\, North and South Korea still couldn’t be further apart. The underdeveloped North suffers from the tyrannical rule of a corrupt\, authoritarian government\, while the South continues to flourish and is rapidly advancing to become one of the world’s most developed countries. With the Korean population of Massachusetts well over 10\,000\, it is important to raise local awareness of the issues facing the Korean Peninsula. \nJoin Dr. Han S. Park\, renowned peace-maker and scholar on Korean affairs for a discussion on the gap between the two Koreas. Dr. Park’s peace-making prowess has been refined over the decades as he has been instrumental in realizing former president Jimmy Carter’s visits to Pyongyang in 1994 and 2010 as well as other efforts to alleviate tension on the Korean Peninsula. In 2010\, Dr. Park was honored for his approach to global peace-making with the Gandhi\, King\, Ikeda Community Builders Award in recognition of his “extraordinary global leadership through nonviolence and reconciliation.” \n  \n\nDetails\n\nDate:\nMarch 3\nTime:\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm\nCost:\nFree\nEvent Category:\nGreat Decisions\n\n\nOrganizer\n\nMichael Pizziferri\nPhone:\n617-542-8995 ext. 104\nEmail:\nmpizziferri@worldboston.org\n\n– See more at: http://worldboston.org/event-calendar/great-decisions-series-the-koreas-is-unification-achievable/#sthash.sLaETEKt.dpuf \n 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/great-decisions-series-the-koreas-is-unification-achievable-see-more-at-http-worldboston-org-event-calendar-great-decis/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T183000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132335Z
CREATED:20190107T132335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132335Z
UID:712297-1457024400-1457029800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:South Korea\, China and the U.S.: Moving Forward
DESCRIPTION:“South Korea\, China and the U.S.: Moving Forward” \nDate: March 3\, 2016  Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Location: GPS Auditorium\, UC San Diego \nPanelists: Sung-Hwan Kim\, former minister of foreign affairs and Trade for the Republic of Korea; Kathleen Stephens\, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea; Chung-in Moon\, distinguished professor at Yonsei University and member of South Korea’s Presidential Committee on Unification Preparation \nModerator: Stephan Haggard\, director of the Korea-Pacific Program  \nSouth Korea has complementary strategic and economic interests with both China and the U.S. However\, it also faces difficult political choices with the two countries on a range of issues\, including economic integration to North Korea\, ballistic missile defenses and human rights. \nJoin this discussion of evolving trilateral relations between the U.S.\, China and South Korea\, presented by the Korea-Pacific Program at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) in collaboration with the Pacific Century Institute\, the East Asia Foundation and GPS’s 21st Century China Program. \n \nHave questions about South Korea\, China and the U.S.: Moving Forward?Contact UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/south-korea-china-and-the-u-s-moving-forward/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T140000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132343Z
CREATED:20190107T132343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132343Z
UID:712311-1457008200-1457013600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Korea Society: Korea-Japan Relations: Potential and Progress
DESCRIPTION:Frayed relations between Korea and Japan appear to be on the mend with the late December announcement aimed at drawing the comfort women issue to a close. In conveying his apology to President Park\, Prime Minister Abe voiced hope for a new era in relations with South Korea. The US hailed the step forward by its key allies in Northeast Asia. Meanwhile\, China's step-up of military activity in the South China and East China Sea and North Korea's January nuclear test and February missile test heightened shared concerns and underscored the need for bilateral cooperation. Korea Society Chairman Thomas Hubbard\, discusses recent progress in Korea-Japan relations with Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Dr. Sheila Smith in this timely and forward-looking session\, co-organized with the Japan Society.      \nKorea-Japan Relations: Potential and Progress    \n Ambassador Thomas Hubbard        Senior Director\, Asia Practice\, McLarty Associates \nDr. Sheila Smith         Senior Fellow for Japan Studies\, Council on Foreign Relations and author of Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China \n  \nWelcome by Thomas Byrne\, President of The Korea Society & Ambassador Motoatsu Sakurai\, President of Japan Society \n  \nThe Korea Society and Japan Society Member Tickets: $10 \nNon-Member Tickets: $20 \nYPN and Explorer Level Members Register here for free admission. \n12:00 PM | Registration  12:30 PM | Discussion \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Nikita Desai or (212) 759-7525\, ext. 355.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-korea-society-korea-japan-relations-potential-and-progress/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160301T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160301T143000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132346Z
CREATED:20190107T132346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132346Z
UID:712316-1456821000-1456842600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Unfinished Apologies: Imperial Japan's Sex Slaves of Wartime Asia
DESCRIPTION:Unfinished Apologies:\nImperial Japan’s Sex Slaves of Wartime Asia\nMarch 1\, 2016 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM Kenney Auditorium 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington\, DC 20036 \nThe US-Korea Institute at SAIS and Asia Policy Point invite you to attend a discussion on the unexamined and unresolved history of Imperial Japan’s system of sex slavery in wartime Asia. The panels will provide an overview of how the system came to be and how it was managed\, discuss new research on the non-Korean Comfort Women\, and bring the legacy of the Comfort Women system into contemporary understandings of conflict resolution and violence against women in warfare settings. \nPanel 1: Framing the Comfort Women History – Japanese Comfort Women and their Antecedents \n\nCaroline Norma\, lecturer in the Master of Translating and Interpreting degree in RMIT’s School of Global\, Urban and Social Studies\, Melbourne\, Australia\nDiscussant: Katharine H.S. Moon\, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies and senior fellow at the Brookings Center for East Asia Policy Studies\n\nPanel 2: The Comfort Women of Japan’s Occupied Asia  \n\nGriselda Molemans\, Dutch researcher and investigative journalist\, founder of the Task Force for Dutch Indies War Reparations (Dutch acronym: TFIR; Task Force Indisch Rechtsherstel)\nHilde Janssen\, Dutch Journalist and author Schaamte en Onschuld[Shame and Innocent] and Troostmeisjes/Comfort Women\nPeipei Qiu\, Professor of Chinese and Japanese on the Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred Lichtenstein Chair\, Vassar College\nEvelina Galang\, Professor of English\, University of Miami\nCaroline Norma\, RMIT\, Melbourne\, Australia\nModerator: Yukiko Hanawa\, Department of East Asian Studies\, New York University\n\nKeynote: Women in warfare\, how far have we come? \n\nTaina Bien-Aimé\, Executive Director\, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women\n\nBook signing with authors: \n\nCaroline Norma\, The Japanese Comfort Women and Sexual Slavery during the China and Pacific Wars\nPeipei Qiu\, Chinese Comfort Women: Testimonies from Imperial Japan’s Sex Slaves\nM. Evelina Galang\, Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery\nHilde Janssen\, Troostmeisjes/Comfort Women\nMargaret Stetz\, Legacies of the Comfort Women of World War II\n\n Please RSVP below. \nThe event will be webcast here.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/unfinished-apologies-imperial-japans-sex-slaves-of-wartime-asia/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160226T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160226T131500
DTSTAMP:20190107T132339Z
CREATED:20190107T132337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132339Z
UID:712304-1456488000-1456492500@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Rival Reputations: Coercion and Credibility in US-North Korea Relations
DESCRIPTION:How has North Korea managed to experience numerous foreign policy crises without escalation to war?  Why has North Korea been willing to repeatedly engage in small-scale attacks against the United States and its South Korean ally?  And why have U.S. officials in liberal and conservative presidential administrations only rarely taken North Korean threats seriously?  In this presentation of his newly released book\, Rival Reputations: Coercion and Credibility in US-North Korea Relations\, (Cambridge University Press)\, Dr. Van Jackson argues that these puzzles are best explained with reference to the weight of history in U.S. and North Korean foreign policy.  The book draws on the concept of reputation–the influence of past words and deeds on decision-making in the present–to explain patterns of hostile interactions in foreign policy between the United States and North Korea from 1960s through the present day.  The book's findings have major implications for the conduct of U.S. and South Korean foreign and defense policy toward North Korea. \nDr. Van Jackson is an associate professor in the College of Security Studies at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies\, specializing in East Asian security\, U.S. foreign policy\, defense strategy\, historical institutionalism\, and international relations theory. He is also an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington\, as well as a senior editor for the online defense daily\, War on the Rocks. From 2009 to 2014\, Dr. Jackson held positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as a strategist and policy adviser focused on the Asia-Pacific\, senior country director for Korea\, and working group chair of the U.S.–Republic of Korea Extended Deterrence Policy Committee. He has previously taught at Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America\, and has held fellowships with the Council on Foreign Relations\, CNAS\, and Pacific Forum CSIS. He is also widely published in leading disciplinary and area studies journals. \n \nFSI Contact\n\n\nhjahn@stanford.edu \n \n \n\nAvailability\n \n\nRSVP required by 5PM February 24. \n \nSpeaker(s)\n\n\n\nVan Jackson\, College of Security Studies\, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies\n \n \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/rival-reputations-coercion-and-credibility-in-us-north-korea-relations/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160225T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160225T140000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132335Z
CREATED:20190107T132335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132335Z
UID:712296-1456403400-1456408800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Political Forecast 2016: Korea and Its Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:The United States and Korea see tremendous regional flux in 2016. Tensions in East Asia have grown with China's military activities in the South China Sea and East China Sea and North Korea's January 6 nuclear test and February 7 missile test. South Korea's relations with Japan may warm after the December 28 announcement aimed at settling the comfort women issue\, though opposition among nationalists remains high in both countries. Taiwan saw national elections\, and South Korea has parliamentary elections this year and presidential elections next. The United States has its own presidential election in November\, with China and North Korea figuring into candidates' campaigns. Ralph Cossa of Pacific Forum CSIS\, Victor Cha of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Georgetown University\, and Scott Snyder of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss political and security developments and offer timely forecasts\, in conversation with The Korea Society’s Stephen Noerper.     \nPolitical Forecast 2016: Korea and Its Neighbors   \n Ralph Cossa        President of the Pacific Forum CSIS \nVictor Cha         Senior Advisor and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Director of Asian Studies\, Georgetown University \nScott Snyder         Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the U.S.-Korea Program\, Council on Foreign Relations \n  \n$10 Members\, $20 Guests\, $5 Students \nYPN and Explorer Level Members Register here for free admission. \n12:00 PM | Registration  12:30 PM | Discussion
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/political-forecast-2016-korea-and-its-neighbors/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160224T140000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132333Z
CREATED:20190107T132332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132333Z
UID:712295-1456315200-1456322400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea Uncovered: The Crowd-Sourced Mapping of the World's Most Secret State
DESCRIPTION:Curtis Melvin\, a researcher at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University\, will discuss the crowd-sourced mapping of North Korea\, which resulted in one of the most detailed maps of North Korea that has ever been available to the public. \nMelvin will present “North Korea Uncovered: The Crowd-Sourced Mapping of the World’s Most Secret State” at noon on Wednesday\, Feb. 24 in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Memorial Building\, 101 Independence Ave. S.E.\, Washington\, D.C. \nThe event\, free and open to the public\, is hosted by the Philip Lee Phillips Map Society\, a friends group of Library’s Geography and Map Division. \nMelvin sought to cast a light on North Korea\, and from 2006 to 2009\, he employed Google Earth to create “North Korea Uncovered.” Melvin has gone on to help develop “38 North: DPRK Digital Atlas\,” which depicts thousands of buildings\, monuments\, missile-storage facilities\, mass graves\, labor camps\, palaces\, restaurants\, tourist sites\, main roads of North Korea\, and even includes the entrance to the country’s subterranean nuclear test base\, the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. \nIn his lecture\, Melvin will discuss the origins of the North Korean atlas\, the challenges of utilizing open-sourced and crowd-sourced information\, and the future of his project. \nMelvin’s project is unique and noteworthy for its extensive use of publicly available satellite imagery\, along with other innovative forms of data collection\, such as gathering information from persons who have visited North Korea—or from defectors—and tracking the publicly announced movements of former leader Kim Jong II and current leader Kim Jong Eun to geo-locate buildings and facilities. \nAccording to Melvin\, there are special train tracks that carry VIPs to oases of luxury in the impoverished nation. He said\, “Several elite compounds have private train stations. We can follow the railway lines through the security perimeters and into the elite compounds.” \nMelvin describes the efforts of “citizen cartographers” who contribute geo-data to the atlas as “democratized intelligence.” \nA contributor to the website “38 North” and editor of the blog “North Korean Economy Watch\,” Melvin has been cited in most major media outlets\, including the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He received a master’s degree in economics from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Georgia.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-uncovered-the-crowd-sourced-mapping-of-the-worlds-most-secret-state/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T190000
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SUMMARY:North Korean Human Rights and Denuclearization
DESCRIPTION:The college's Ruth K. and Shepard Broad International Lecture Series\, in cooperation with the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) and the Korean Economic Institute of America (KEIA)\, presents a panel discussion\, “Out of Order? Approaching North Korean Human Rights and Denuclearization.” \nThe event will feature: – Roberta Cohen\, Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution – Keith Luse\, Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea – David Maxwell\, Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University \nThe panel will be moderated by Kyle Ferrier\, KEIA’s Director of Academic Affairs and Research. \nAccording to United States policy\, nothing can be done about North Korea until the nuclear issue is resolved\, but the rogue country’s fourth nuclear test in January casts doubt on whether denuclearization is a possible first step. Meanwhile\, the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea has highlighted numerous human rights abuses that are tied to the ruling Kim family. Can the U.S. move forward on the nuclear issue and human rights? Should one take priority over the other? Is there room for compromise? This panel of experts will bring a range of perspectives on current U.S. policy and offer suggestions on how to balance these two major issues moving forward. \nThe event\, which is free and open to the public\, is being presented as part of CGE’s ongoing Engage Your World Intercultural Dialogue Series. The program meets the requirements for the student Global Citizenship Certificate.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-human-rights-and-denuclearization/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160222T170000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132338Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132338Z
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SUMMARY:ICAS Winter Symposium
DESCRIPTION:  Institute for Corean-American Studies (aka ICAS) was established in 1973. It is a non-profit\, non-partisan\, and private educational and research organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ICAS is not an agent of any government and/or a foreign principal\, and solely supported by voluntary contributions. Its activities and programs rely on the private donations of the general public\, i.e.\, individuals\, foundations\, and corporations. \n     Its purpose is to engage in wide range of issues and affairs of importance. ICAS promotes pertinent relations and conducts appropriate activities to enhance cooperations and to pursue peace and prosperity in association with people of mutual interests\, with a special emphasis on multilateral relations between the United States and Asia-Pacific rim nations. \n     Its membership includes individuals from varied sectors embracing academic\, corporate\, cultural\, educational\, international and other related fields. Presently\, ICAS maintains a roster of one-hundread twenty-eight Fellows from around the world and cherishes a circle of friends of the institute. All ICAS staff\, officers\, and directors are non-paid volunteers. ICAS strives to provide public services pro bono publico.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/icas-winter-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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