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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
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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
DTSTAMP:20190107T132333Z
CREATED:20190107T132332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132333Z
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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
CREATED:20190107T132337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132338Z
UID:712303-1456149600-1456160400@www.hrnk.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160222T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160222T180000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132329Z
CREATED:20190107T132329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132329Z
UID:712287-1456131600-1456164000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DESCRIPTION:On February 22nd 2016\, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea will host its 2016 conference titled ‘Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea‘ at the Houses of Parliament in London. \nChaired by the Rt. Hon Fiona Bruce\, MP; the Rt. Hon Prof. the Lord Alton of Liverpool; and the Rt. Hon Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP\, the conference will address the entrenched and extreme violations of women’s rights in the DPRK. \nA 2014 Report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea laid bare an appalling human rights landscape that shocked the conscience of the world. Evidence of the extraordinarily prevalent sexual and gender-based violence committed against women\, which was largely pursuant to state policy\, is an issue that demands urgent attention. International scrutiny on women’s rights is permanently critical\, but no more so than in the case of the DPRK. \nThe objective of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea in convening this conference is to assemble a wide range of experts in their respective fields\, including those with little experience or knowledge of the DPRK\, for a dialogue on how North Korea’s women can be better protected by the international community. \nRegistration: If in principle you are able and willing to attend\, please express your interest in an email to James Burt\, Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (jamesburtappg@gmail.com) by January 27th 2016. We will confirm your attendance via the email provided and supply you with the relevant information for the day in an attendee pack. \nLink: Conference Description
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/addressing-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-the-democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T180000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132332Z
CREATED:20190107T132332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132332Z
UID:712291-1455899400-1455904800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Inaugural Fred Iklé Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Justice Michael Kirby Former Chair\, UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Introductory Remarks: HRNK Co-chair Emeritus Roberta Cohen\n Please join HRNK for our first annual lecture celebrating the legacy of the late Dr. Fred C. Iklé\, former HRNK Board member. Fifteen years after its founding\, HRNK continues to be a strong organization with a record of original research and well-received publications on North Korean human rights in no small part because of Dr. Iklé’s ideas\, passion\, and reputation.  \n\nRSVPs are required. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, ​at rosapark@hrnk.org by Wednesday\, February 17\, 2016.  ​ Buffet and open bar will be provided at the event. 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inaugural-fred-ikla-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T162000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132331Z
CREATED:20190107T132329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132331Z
UID:712290-1455870600-1455898800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea: The Human Rights and Security Nexus
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special gathering of policymakers\, opinion leaders\, and stakeholders on the topic of North Korean human rights and the nexus with security issues. This full-day gathering commemorates the two-year anniversary of the publication of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report and subsequent UN action to address North Korea's human rights violations. Featured speakers and panelists will discuss accountability for North Korean human rights abuses\, feature new data and research\, examine the link between human and national security\, and investigate policy prospects for 2016 as we seek to deepen understanding of the human condition in North Korea and formulate practical solutions. A distinguished assembly of speakers and panel discussants will gather at CSIS\, including:\n \nMichael Kirby Chair\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea Former Justice of the Australian High Court \n Sonja Biserko President\, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia Member\, United Nations Committee of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Marzuki Darusman (invited) UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation on Human Rights in the DPRK  Member\, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea \n Signe Poulsen Head\, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul \n Robert King Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues\, U.S. Department of State\n \nRSVPs are required. Please RSVP to KoreaChair@CSIS.org.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-the-human-rights-and-security-nexus-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160218T140000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132333Z
CREATED:20190107T132332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132333Z
UID:712293-1455796800-1455804000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korean Human Rights: Two Years beyond the COI Report
DESCRIPTION:The Korea Society marks two years since the release of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry Report (COI) with a message from South Korea’s Ambassador on Human Rights Lee Jung-hoon and in-studio discussion with Greg Scarlatoiu. Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)\, Scarlatoiu speaks to current efforts within the UN\, among governments and by NGOs to halt North Korea’s human rights abuses\, in conversation with the Society’s Stephen Noerper. \n  \nWith the reflections of \nH.E. Lee Jung-hoon ROK Ambassador for Human Rights\, from Seoul \nGreg Scarlatoiu Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)\, in studio \n$10 Members\, $20 Guests YPN and Explorer Level Members can register for free admission. \n12:00 PM | Registration 12:30 PM | Discussion
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-human-rights-two-years-beyond-the-coi-report/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T194500
DTSTAMP:20190107T132332Z
CREATED:20190107T132332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132332Z
UID:712292-1455731100-1455738300@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Keith Luse on North Korea
DESCRIPTION:Executive Director Keith Luse will speak at WorldDenver. \n\nEvent Details \n5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Networking Reception with Hors D'oeuvres and Cash Bar \n6:45 p.m.- 7:45 p.m. Talk and Q+A \n  \nParking \nHGI has a discounted valet rate of $10 per evening; make sure to let the valet staff know you're attending a WorldDenver event! \n  \nAbout Keith Luse \nKeith Luse became Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea in July 2014. Previously\, Luse was the Senior East Asia Policy Advisor for Chairman and later Ranking Member Senator Richard G. Lugar at the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2003 until 2013. Luse was also Staff Director for Senator Lugar at the Senate Agriculture Committee from 1999 through 2002\, where the Senator also served as Chairman and later Ranking Member. \nDuring fourteen years of working for Senator Lugar in Washington\, Luse had numerous meetings and interactions with North Korean officials inside North Korea and in the United States. Luse’s first trip to North Korea in 2003 related to the transparency of distribution of U.S. food aid inside the country. On later visits to Pyongyang\, Yongbyon and other parts of North Korea\, topics of focus included the nuclear issue\, food and nutritional assistance\, North Korean human rights\, and American POWs from the Korean War\, among others. In the Senate\, Luse worked on North Korea-related legislation and other action by the Senate regarding these and additional North Korea issues
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/keith-luse-on-north-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160213T154500
DTSTAMP:20190107T132330Z
CREATED:20190107T132329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132330Z
UID:712289-1455357600-1455378300@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Change in North Korea: Top Down or Bottom Up?
DESCRIPTION:On February 13th\, Princeton for North Korean Human Rights (PNKHR) will host its 2016 Intercollegiate Conference! The conference will take place in Dodds Auditorium (first floor of Robertson Hall) from 10:00 AM to 3:45 PM.  The topic this year is Change in North Korea: Top Down or Bottom Up?  Many great speakers have been confirmed to speak. Our keynote speaker\, Suzanne Scholte\, is the President of the Defense Forum Foundation. Park Yeon-mi\, a North Korean defector and human rights activist\, Victor Cha (former foreign policy advisor to the White House)\, and Hyungjoon Won ( South Korean violinist who has spearheaded an effort to bring North and South Korean musicians together) will be our featured speakers.   Finally\, we are also excited to have Hannah Song (CEO and President of Liberty in North Korea)\, Nathaniel Kretchun (Senior Associate Director at InterMedia)\, and Koo Byoungsam (Unification Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington\, D.C.) address the conference.  Admission and lunch are free for everyone\, and students from across the country have been invited to attend. This event will be a great opportunity to hear from prominent experts on North Korean human rights and meet other interested students from different colleges. Please click here to RSVP by Thursday\, February 11th at 11:00 PM.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/change-in-north-korea-top-down-or-bottom-up/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160121T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160121T110000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132330Z
CREATED:20190107T132329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132330Z
UID:712288-1453369500-1453374000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Asia Policy in 2016
DESCRIPTION:The Council on Asian Affairs would like to invite you to   Asia Policy in 2016\n Happy New Year! We're excited to launch the Council on Asian Affairs into another year with our event Asia Policy in 2016. Come hear from those in the trenches where policy that relates to Asia may be going in 2016. Taiwan has new leadership. The tether between China and North Korea may be unwinding. How are emerging economies developing not just economically but in their ability to address human rights? Will Japan weight-in more on the South China Sea issue? And what role does the U.S. have to play? Please join us Thursday for this off-the-record discussion and  chance to network with other CoAA members. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n  Featuring Elyse Anderson Deputy Staff Director  Congressional-Executive Commission on China (Leadership Office) \n Eric Sayers Professional Staff Member Senate Armed Services Committee (Majority Staff) \n From 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursday\, January 21\, 2016   At SR-325 (Kennedy Caucus Room) Russell Senate Office Building 2 Constitution Ave NE  Washington\, DC 20002 \n (Please come a bit early to get through security) \n RSVP to councilonasianaffairs@gmail.com \n In the meantime\, please keep us up to date with any work you wish to publish on our website\, www.councilonasianaffairs.com
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/asia-policy-in-2016/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151223T154000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132329Z
CREATED:20190107T132329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132329Z
UID:712285-1450875600-1450885200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The North Korea Outside the North Korean State
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URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korea-outside-the-north-korean-state/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T133000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132328Z
CREATED:20190107T132326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132328Z
UID:712284-1450434600-1450445400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Playing Frisbee in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:New York City\, December 16\, 2015 – Aardvark Alley Films is pleased to announce the upcoming work-in-progress screening of PLAYING FRISBEE IN NORTH KOREA\, December 18th\, 2015 at 10:30 am at the United Nations. The screening is sponsored by the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA). A Q&A will follow the 35 minute excerpt of the film with filmmaker Savanna Washington\,  Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington\, D.C. and Kim Hyeongsoo\, a high ranking North Korean defector\, who worked for 6 years at the Institute for Health and Longevity\, the government agency that is responsible for Kim Il Sung and Kim Jung Il’s healthcare. 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/playing-frisbee-in-north-korea-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T210000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132327Z
CREATED:20190107T132326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132327Z
UID:712283-1447698600-1447707600@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Korea Club with An Chanil
DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Dr. Chanil An \n 												Monday | November 16\, 2015 												6:30 pm–9:00 pm \n 												  \n  \nNorth Korea and North Korean Human Rights \nafter the Seventh Workers' Party Congress \n 												  \n  \n  \nGuest Speaker: \n  \nDr. Chanil An \nPresident of the North Korea Research Center \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 												8240 Leesburg Pike 												Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n 												Dear Colleague: \n 												You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Monday\, November 16\, 2015. The event will feature Chanil An who will give a presentation entitled “North Korea and NorthKorean Human Rights after the Seventh Workers' Party Congress.” \n  \n\nDr. Chanil An is President of the North Korea Research Center in Seoul\,Korea. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy from KoreaUniveristy. He also graduated with an M.A. in Political Science from KoreaUniversity. Having escaped North Korea in 1979\, he became the first NorthKorean defector ever to receive his Ph.D. from South Korea (political science\, Konkuk University). \n  \nDr. An worked at the National Intelligence Service. He also served as a member of the Political Advisory Committee on the Ministry of National Defense. He is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at Chung-Ang University\, and has served as President of the World Federation of North KoreanRefugees (WINK). Dr. An has also served as Vice-Chairman of the North Korean Human Rights & Abductees Committee of the Saenuri Party\, South Korea. \n  \nDr. An serves on the Advisory Committee of the National Unification Advisory Council\, as a member of the Advisory Committee on the National Human Rights Commission of Korea\, and as a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Law Enforcement Coalition. \n \n \n  \n  \nPROGRAM DETAILS \n 												Reception will begin at 6:30pm\, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm\, and the speaker’s presentation and Q & A session. The program will conclude at 9:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $25.00\, payable at the door by either check or cash. \n  \n 												RSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Linda Butcher\, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs\, at lb@keia.org. \n 												  \n  \nWOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \n 												The evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the KoreaClub conference room on the 1st floor of the restaurant. For more information on Woo Lae Oak\, please take a few minutes to visit the restaurant’s website: http://www.woolaeoak.com. \n 												FOR DRIVERS \n 												Woo Lae Oak is conveniently located in the heart of Tysons Corner. If you need assistance locating the restaurant\, please call the restaurant (703-827-7300). Ample free parking is available in the restaurant’s multi-story parking garage. \n 												FOR METRO RIDERS \n 												Silver Line stop at Greensboro Metro Station. The restaurant is located just south of Greensboro Metro Station. Upon arriving at Greensboro Metro Station\, please exit using the West Entrance Exit. For step-by-step directions\, please use http://wmata.com. \n 												     Korea Club Directors \n  \n                                 Jim Kelman                             Greg Scarlatoiu                 Linda Butcher \n                Meridian International Center               HRNK                                      KEI        \n                            (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1986 \n 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-an-chanil-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T190000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132325Z
CREATED:20190107T132323Z
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UID:712279-1447689600-1447700400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Affective Governance in North Korea: Sexuality and Sensuality in Socialist Feminism
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Suzy Kim\, Rutgers University \nSponsor: Center for Korean Studies (CKS) \n  \nWhile North Korea is often known for its top-down coercive mechanisms that enforce compliance\, such paternalistic order is complemented by maternal affect that elicits love and loyalty for the leaders. In effect\, women proved to be the primary cultural conduits\, and feminine tropes became models for emulation throughout society. Comparing North Korean women with other socialist female icons\, this talk explores how alternative femininities became markers of ideal citizens in the name of state feminism that professed equality for the sexes. Through an analysis of critical differences between various cultural works from films to operas\, the talk seeks to apprehend the diverse strategies to deal with the ‘woman question’ in North Korea and the possibilities opened up by multivariate socialist feminisms as varied ways to address the oppression of women. In doing so\, I deliberately challenge simplistic understandings of not only socialism\, but more importantly\, the socialist woman question\, illustrating the extent to which feminism was indeed part of the socialist agenda. \n About PROFESSOR SUZY KIM \n Professor Kim began teaching Korean Studies at Rutgers in 2010 and has previously taught at Emerson College\, Boston College\, and Oberlin College after receiving her Ph.D. in Modern Korean History at the University of Chicago. Her current research focuses on North Korean social history\, looking at changes in everyday life between 1945 after the end of Japanese colonial rule to 1950 before the start of the Korean War. Her research interests include critical theory\, gender studies\, and oral history. \n She is currently working on a manuscript titled Politics of Empowerment: Everyday Life in North Korea 1945-50\, examining the immediate post-colonial period of North Korean history from 1945 when Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule to 1950 before the start of the Korean War. Focusing on the local people's committees and mass organizations that were spontaneously organized and later centralized\, she reconstructs the beginnings of North Korean society through a micro-level study of everyday life\, informing more generally the underlying dynamic of how processes of social change come together with processes of ossification in the dialectic between agency and structure. \n  \nEvent Contact: cksassist@berkeley.edu\, 510-643-9787
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/affective-governance-in-north-korea-sexuality-and-sensuality-in-socialist-feminism/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151030T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151030T110000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132327Z
CREATED:20190107T132326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132327Z
UID:712282-1446197400-1446202800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) â€‹cordially invites you to 									the launch of our new book:  \n 									North Korean House of Cards 									Leadership Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un \n 									Friday\, October 30\, 2015 									9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. 									  									 \nNational Press Club 13th Floor Holeman Lounge 									529 14th Street Northwest\, Washington\, DC 20045 									 \n 									​Presenters: 									Ken E. Gause 									Author\, North Korean House of Cards: Leadership Change Dynamics Under Kim Jong-un \n 									Discussants: 									David Maxwell 									Board Member\, HRNK 									Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program\,  									​Georgetown University 									Colonel\, U.S. Army (Ret.) \n 									Patrick Cronin 									Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program\, 									Center for a New American Security (CNAS) \n 									Moderator: 									Greg Scarlatoiu  									Executive Director\, HRNK 									​\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n​RSVP\n 									Space is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by Wednesday\, October 28\, 2015.  									 \n \n 									​Books 									Complimentary copies of the book will be available by the registration table.  \n 									Press 									The event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and if you plan to bring equipment.  									​ 									Refreshments 									Beverages and pastries will be available prior to the event.  \n 									Metro 									The closest red line metro station is Metro Center. The closest orange/blue/silver line metro station is Federal Triangle. Please refer to the map below.  \n 									Map\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 		\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-house-of-cards-leadership-dynamics-under-kim-jong-un-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151029T193000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132324Z
CREATED:20190107T132323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132324Z
UID:712278-1446141600-1446147000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea and Information Access
DESCRIPTION:Sejun Park and Eun Byul Kown\, former DPRK refugees working for the North Korea Strategy Center\, a Seoul-based NGO founded in 2007\, speak to The Korea Society on the topic of information access for North Koreans and current efforts to share information with the DPRK citizenry on human rights and democracy. \n\nwith \n Sejun Park  CEO of North Korea Strategy Center [U.S. Office] \nEun Byul Kown Founder of LIBERTAS [Korea University] \n$10 Members\, $20 Guests \n5:30 PM | Registration & Light Fare 6:00 PM | Discussion \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Nikita Desai or (212) 759-7525\, ext. 355. \nAbout the Speakers\nSejun Park is the CEO of the U.S. office of North Korea Strategy Center (NKSC). Mr. Park was born in Hamheung\, North Korea. He graduated from Pyongyang Medical College\, Department of Dentistry in 1996 and was a dentist at the Hamheung National Dental Hospital for two years. In 1999\, Mr. Park defected to China but was arrested in 2001 and sent back to North Korea. He was detained in Cheongjin prison camp (Nongpo jipgyulso) for six months and defected again successfully in 2002. Mr. Park arrived in South Korea that year and went on to graduate from Yonsei University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2006. He worked at E. Land Group\, a South Korean corporation until 2010. Mr. Park is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree at the Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Administration in Political Science.   \nEun Byul Kwon is from Kangwon Province\, North Korea. After graduating from high school in North Korea\, she served as an infantrywoman in the Korean People's Army between 2004 – 2009\, then serving as a civilian in various military support divisions until 2010. Ms. Kwon defected to South Korea in 2010\, and is currently in her senior year of studies at Korea University majoring in Public Administration. Ms. Kwon is the founder and first president of LIBERTAS\, a North Korean human rights students group based at Korea University. In 2013 she spoke at Stanford\, and completed a leadership program in Washington DC the same year. She was an intern at North Korea Strategy Center for six months\, a contributor at NK News for 8 months\, and has won numerous awards for her participation in North Korean human rights and unification-related initiatives. In 2015 Ms. Kwon was the student manager for CNS Language School in the Philippines. 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-and-information-access/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151013T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151013T194500
DTSTAMP:20190107T132326Z
CREATED:20190107T132326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132326Z
UID:712280-1444761000-1444765500@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korea: Sanctions\, Inducements\, and Transitional Pasts
DESCRIPTION:The Seiji Naya Asia-Pacific Lecture Series\nWhere: University of Hawaii at Manoa\, Business Administration (BUSAD) A-102\nWhen: Oct 13 2015 – 6:30pm until Oct 13 2015 – 7:45pm\nWhat:   \n  \nThe 2015 Seiji Naya Asia-Pacific Lecture \nMARCUS NOLAND Executive Vice President and Director of Studies Peterson Institute for International Economics Washington\, D.C. \nNorth Korea: Sanctions\, Inducements\, and Transitional Paths \nPoor\, belligerent\, and repressive\, North Korea has confounded predictions of its collapse. Can the regime\, now in the third generation of hereditary leadership\, continue to manage the internal and external stresses that it confronts? What\, if anything\, can the outside world do to promote a trajectory that addresses the country’s manifest humanitarian needs\, and encourages less repressive internal practices and less fraught external relations? \nMarcus Noland has a BA from Swarthmore College and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. He was previously a senior economist at Council of Economic Advisers in the Executive Office of the President of the United States.  He is currently Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a senior fellow at the East-West Center.  Noland is the author of Korea after Kim Jong-il(2004)\, Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two Koreas (2000)\, Witness to Transformation: Refugee Insights into North Korea (2011)\, and Famine in North Korea: Markets\, Aid\, and Reform (2007).  His latest book is Confronting the Curse: The Economics and Geopolitics of Natural Resource Governance (2014). \n  \nThe Seiji Naya Asia-Pacific Lecture Series was established in honor of Seiji Naya\, who is professor emeritus and former chair of the UH-Mānoa Dept. of Economics. He served as chief economist of the Asian Development Bank\, program director at the East-West Center\, and Direc­tor of the Hawaii State Department of Business\, Economic Development\, and Tourism.  Professor Naya is widely recognized for his contributions to understanding development issues in Southeast Asia.  \nSponsored by \nUH-Mānoa Department of Economics \nUH Center for Korean Studies \nEast-West Center
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-sanctions-inducements-and-transitional-pasts/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T203000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132326Z
CREATED:20190107T132326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132326Z
UID:712281-1444329000-1444336200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Daily Life in North Korea: A Video Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The U.S-Korea Institute at SAIS\, the Sejong Society of Washington\, D.C.\, and the Korean American Sharing Movement present: \nDaily Life in North Korea: A Video Presentation\nFeaturing: Pastor Seung Eun Kim Caleb Mission \n Thursday\, October 8\, 2015 6:30-8:00pm *A light dinner will be available at 6:00pm \nBenjamin T. Rome Auditorium Johns Hopkins SAIS 1619 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington\, D.C.\, 20036 \nThis event will provide a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of daily lives inside North Korea\, particularly in areas far away from Pyongyang. Numerous reports and comments by North Korean watchers have been voiced recently on how quickly daily life inside North Korea has been changing. Pastor Kim will present video clippings recorded from various settings\, especially jangmadangs (open markets)\, taken in locations far away from Pyongyang that will confirm such comments. \nScenes of non-seasonal fruits and other foreign (many South Korean) products on display for sale at open markets will provide a glimpse of changing and improving life for ordinary people in North Korea\, although the difference in average living standards between Pyongyang and other cities may remain deep. This event will foster a deeper understanding of the changes occurring in North Korea and contribute to discussions about the future of the Korean peninsula. \nPlease RSVP below by October 7.  \nPastor Seung Eun Kim began his missionary work aimed at North Koreans in 1998. In 2000\, he helped a group of North Koreans leave China and arrive in South Korea during his first rescue activity. Since then\, Pastor Kim and his organization have rescued countless numbers of North Koreans from China and from inside North Korea for eventual resettlement in South Korea. He founded the Caleb Mission in 2006 (based in the city of Cheon-ahn\, about 60 miles south of Seoul\, South Korea). Pastor Kim is one of the most widely known activists for rescuing North Korean refugees and is particularly well known for his extensive video recordings of daily lives taped inside North Korea over many years. He twice succeeding in rescuing North Korean refugees in international waters\, an extremely rare accomplishment. \nHe has appeared on leading daily newspapers and TV channels in South Korea\, such as KBS\, MBC\, TV Chosun\, Channel A\, and international media such as the BBC World\, NHK (Japan)\, LA Times\, CNN\, HBO\, ZDF and Reuters to give up-to-date news and scenes from inside North Korea. His work was covered extensively in several documentaries that focused on the escapes of North Korean refugees. One of the documentaries was nominated as a finalist for the International Emmy Awards in 2013. His new book\, “The Rescuer\,” was published (in Korean) in January 2015. Pastor Kim graduated from the Hanyeong Theological Seminary and the Baekseok Divinity School in South Korea.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/daily-life-in-north-korea-a-video-presentation/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T200000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132324Z
CREATED:20190107T132323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132324Z
UID:712277-1444327200-1444334400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Doing Business in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 8th\, we will be co-hosting an event with the Asia Scotland Institute in Edinburgh about human rights and doing business in North Korea. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-business-in-north-korea-tickets-18393059135  The event starts at 6pm in the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation. Tickets are available for £25 or £10 (for Asia Scotland Institute members).  The event will aim to raise awareness of the current situation in North Korea and draw attention to the opportunities and challenges for Scottish businesses in investing in the world’s most notorious violator of human rights.  Can Scotland improve the lives of the citizens of North Korea through ethical trade?  The panel will address this question directly and includes Jang Jin-sung\, Michael Glendinning (Director\, EAHRNK)\, and others to be announced.  Buy your tickets now: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-business-in-north-korea-tickets-18393059135  Schedule: \n17.30 Drinks and canapes 18.00 Welcome/Introduction from Asia Scotland Institute 18.10 Guest speakers TBC 18.30 Jang Jin-Sung\, North Korean defector\, author of Dear Leader and philosophical founder of the Separative Engagement ideology 19.00 Michael Glendinning\, Director EAHRNK: Will speak on Separative Engagement in practice 19.15 Panel Discussion 19.30 Networking 20.00 End
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/doing-business-in-north-korea/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151003T182000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151003T212000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132323Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132323Z
UID:712276-1443896400-1443907200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:North Korean defector movie I am Sun Mu at Raindance
DESCRIPTION:Coming to the Raindance Film Festival on 3 October\, the European premiere of a documentary about a North Korean artist defector. Tickets will be available from the Vue box office shortly. \n  \n'I am Sun Mu' Directed by Adam Sjöberg United States\, China\, South Korea | 86 minutes \n‘I am Sun Mu’ is a documentary film about the life and work of a North Korean defector. Sun Mu means ‘no lines’ or ‘no boundaries’ and is the pseudonym under which this political pop artist works. With the Chinese government chasing his trail and the threat of execution looming over his head\, the talented artist is forced to conceal his face and name out of fear for those he left behind. If his identity were to be discovered\, his entire family would be murdered by Kim Jong-un’s repressive regime. In North Korea\, Sun Mu was a talented propaganda artist. After swimming to safety and finding sanctuary in South Korea\, Sun Mu utilised his skills in order to satirise those who he once worshiped. His artwork is brightly coloured\, beautiful and bold\, but the price for painting them could be fatal. During an exhibition in China’s capital Beijing\, Sun Mu and his friends and family find themselves in real danger. Chinese and North Korean authorities surround the exhibition banning anybody from entering the space. Artists are interrogated and Sun Mu is forced to once again flea for safety in South Korea.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-defector-movie-i-am-sun-mu-at-raindance/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151002T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151002T200000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132323Z
CREATED:20190107T132323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132323Z
UID:712275-1443810600-1443816000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Magna Carta 1215\, North Korea 2015: Lessons from the idea of control of government power
DESCRIPTION:Australia’s longest-serving judge Justice Michael Kirby will be lecturing on the role of law in grave human rights abuses\, and the new international system of accountability. \nKirby is a renowned figure and recently chaired the United Nation’s Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kirby afterwards wrote a letter to Kim Jong-un about the widespread and systematic violation of human rights in North Korea. He said the UN enquiry “was to secure the testimony of people who had never been listened to before” and the results were “devastating\, upsetting\, unrelenting”. \nKirby has many accolades\, including a number of honorary qualifications; the University of Buckingham awarded him with an honorary doctorate in 2000. He has been championed for his progressive views and has also been described by his biographer A.J. Brown as Australia’s “first\, and only\, true celebrity judge”. \nKirby’s special concerns included human rights\, the impact of science and technology on society\, and issues raised by HIV\, such as sexuality and the law. There will be a question and answer session to conclude the lecture.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/magna-carta-1215-north-korea-2015-lessons-from-the-idea-of-control-of-government-power/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T000000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132322Z
CREATED:20190107T132320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132322Z
UID:712274-1443637800-1443571200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Funding Repression in North Korea through Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Please join Young Professionals in International Affairs for a presentation by Greg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. \nThe session will focus on the trafficking of North Korean laborers by their government to work abroad. Despite multiple sets of sanctions\, North Korea has sold its citizens to work internationally through agreements with other countries. Estimates place 50\,000-60\,000 North Korean laborers abroad through bilateral contracts with 40 countries – primarily\, Russia\, China\, Mongolia\, nations in Africa\, Central Europe and the Middle East – earning approximately $2.3 billion per year as a means of foreign currency income generation for the struggling government. \nThis discussion will examine the reasons for human trafficking\, the impact trafficking has on North Koreans\, where laborers are working and potential policy responses from the international community to halt the North Korean regime from gaining benefits through labor exploitation. \nSpeaker Bio- Greg Scarlatoiu is Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington\, D.C.\, tasked with researching and reporting as well as conducting educational and outreach programs. An experienced lecturer on North Korean human rights\, political security and economic issues on the Korean peninsula\, Scarlatoiu has appeared as an expert witness at three Congressional hearings on North Korean human rights. Scarlatoiu was formerly Director of Public Affairs and Business Issues of the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in Washington\, D.C. He has eighteen years of Korean and English language broadcasting experience for TV and radio stations including Radio Free Asia\, Korea Broadcasting System\, Hyundai Broadcasting System and Arirang TV. For eleven years\, he has been authoring and broadcasting the weekly Scarlatoiu Column to North Korea\, for Radio Free Asia. Intimately familiar with Korea and Northeast Asia\, Scarlatoiu has over six years’ experience in international development consulting\, having delivered field technical assistance under missions funded by USAID\, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He has conducted eleven annual surveys of compliance with International Labor Organization (ILO) core Conventions in the Republic of Korea. He holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from the Fletcher School\, Tufts University ; and an MA and BA from Seoul National University\, Department of International Relations. He is fluent in Korean\, French and Romanian. \nPotential Discussion Questions: \n1) The North Korean regime’s manipulation of the workforce is a means for survival. What are the consequences of relying on trafficking for economic sustainability? \n2) What other options remain for labor migrants when the protections granted under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the United Nations Convention Against Torture are ignored? \n3) What means can the international community wield to entice countries to revoke their bilateral contracts with North Korea? \nReferences \nNorth Korea Exports Forced Laborers for Profit\, Rights Groups Say \nBeyond the UN COI Report on Human Rights in North Korea \nYPIA Program Policies and Rules of Conduct: \nLast but not least\, please review the YPIA Program Policy Notes and rules of good behavior if not familiar. \nRemember signing up with YPIA and subsequent program events constitutes automatic acceptance of all YPIA polices.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/funding-repression-in-north-korea-through-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150919T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150919T170000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132321Z
CREATED:20190107T132320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132321Z
UID:712273-1442671200-1442682000@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:Korean Prisoners of War and Human Rights: The Need for a Legal\, Political\, and Diplomatic Investigation
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker: Dr. Jo Sung Hwan  Discussant: Professor Jae Sung Ho  Discussant: Attorney at Law Jung Jae Won \n **Note** After the completion of the Human Rights Seminar\, we will being the Mulmangcho Day Charity Concert!
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korean-prisoners-of-war-and-human-rights-the-need-for-a-legal-political-and-diplomatic-investigation/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T113000
DTSTAMP:20190107T132321Z
CREATED:20190107T132320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132321Z
UID:712271-1442568600-1442575800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Hidden Gulag IV Gender Repression & Prisoner Disappearances & Camp 15 Imagery Update
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) â€‹cordially invites you to 									the launch of our two new reports:  \n 									The Hidden Gulag IV 									Gender Repression & Prisoner Disappearances 									& 									Camp 15 Imagery Update \n 									Friday\, September 18\, 2015 									9:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. \n 									Also Featuring  									No Chain: The Association of North Korean Political Victims and Their Families \n 									Knight Studio at the Newseum 									555 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20001 									(Please enter through the Group Entrance)\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters: 						David Hawk 						Author\, Hidden Gulag IV: Gender Repression and Prisoner Disappearances \n 						Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. 						Author\, North Korea: Imagery Analysis of Camp 15 “Yodok” – Closure of the “Revolutionizing Zone” 						Co-Founder and Chief Analytics Officer\, AllSource Analysis \n 						Discussants: 						Roberta Cohen 						Co-Chair\, HRNK 						​ 						Gwang-il Jung 						Political Prison Camp No. 15 Yodok Survivor  						Founder and Executive Director\, â€‹No Chain \n 						Moderator: 						Greg Scarlatoiu  						Executive Director\, HRNK\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n 									Space is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by close of business on Monday\, September 14\, 2015.  \n 									Press 									The event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and if you plan to bring equipment.  \n 									Refreshments 									Beverages will be available for consumption prior to entry into the Knight Studio at the Newseum.  \n 									Parking 									The Newseum offers safe and affordable parking inside the building at 555 									Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW. Entrance to parking is located on C Street\, just past the 									Group Entrance. \n 									Metro 									The closest yellow/green line metro station is Archives-Navy Memorial Penn Quarter. The closest red line metro station is Judiciary Square. Please refer to the map below.  \n 									Map
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-hidden-gulag-iv-gender-repression-prisoner-disappearances-camp-15-imagery-update-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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UID:712268-1438272000-1438277400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:CoAA Young Researchers Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Council on Asian Affairs would like to present its 2015 \n 															Young Researchers Symposium \n 															co-hosted with 															 \n 															With a keynote address from 															Eunjung Lim 															 Lecturer\, Korea Studies\, 															The Paul H. Nitze School of 															Advanced International Studies\, 															Johns Hopkins University \n 															and presentations by 															Brian Chao 															University of Pennsylvania; Wikistrat Inc. 															“This Land is Your Land\, This Land is My Land: 															Territorial Disputes and the Meanings of China” \n 															Jonathan Corrado 															Georgetown University; DailyNK 															“North Korea: Pathways to Market Liberalization” \n 															Caitlin Flessate 															Korea Economic Institute 															“Emerging into Sunlight: 															Changing Gender Concepts for Korean Women 															from 1880s – 1930s” \n 															From 															4:00 pm 															Thursday July 30th\, 2015 															  															At 															The Kenney Auditorium  															The Paul H. Nitze School of 															Advanced International Studies\, 															Johns Hopkins University 															1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW\, 															Washington\, DC\, 20036 \n 															Please RSVP online at 															http://uskoreainstitute.org/events/symposium/ \n 															In the meantime email the Council if you're interested in contributing to our website 															www.councilonasianaffairs.com \n 															**The opinions presented by those during the Young Researchers Symposium do not necessarily reflect those of the presenters' affiliation\, the Council on Asian Affairs\, or John Hopkins University**
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/coaa-young-researchers-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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UID:712267-1438189200-1438196400@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:2015 HUFS International Summer Session: NORTH KOREA- LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
DESCRIPTION:Please click here to view the flyer. 
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/2015-hufs-international-summer-session-north-korea-leadership-transition-and-human-rights/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150728T140000
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UID:712266-1438092000-1438099200@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:TJWG: Transitional Justice Working Group
DESCRIPTION:JOINT SYMPOSIUM \nTransitional Justice Measures in Germany and Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea \n| DATE | July 28\, 2015 (Tue.)\, 2-4 pm | VENUE | Press Conference Room\, 19F\, Korea Press Center | ORGANIZERS | National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea (NHRCK)\, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG)\, SSK (Social Science Korea) Human Rights Forum\, and Heart for Korea (HEKO) | SPONSOR | National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) \n\n* Please RSVP your attendance at the far right on the top menu bar of sskhumanrights.org \nInvitation \nThe report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea documented wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity and has recommended full accountability for the North Korean leadership. This new momentum in the movement for North Korean human rights creates an impetus to discuss transitional justice for North Korea in the case of a socio-political transition. Now is the time to take stock of lessons learned from other countries recovering from serious human rights violations under totalitarian rule. \nThis symposium will shed light on the German experience of past abuses by the Gestapo police force and the Stasi intelligence agency. The German experience provides useful insight into issues relating to perpetrators and victims of human rights violations in North Korea. \nPlease join us for an engaging discussion. \nHyun Byung-chul\, Chairperson\, NHRCK Changrok Soh\, President\, SSK Human Rights Forum Hubert Younghwan Lee\, Chief Director\, TJWG Minju Kim\, Director\, HEKO Seoul Office
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/tjwg-transitional-justice-working-group/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T143000
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UID:712260-1436970600-1436977800@www.hrnk.org
SUMMARY:The Future of the U.S.-Korea Alliance and Northeast Asia
DESCRIPTION:The Future of the U.S.-Korea Alliance and Northeast Asia\nHwang Jin-ha\, Yu Myung-hwan\, Kathleen Stephens\, Evans Revere\, Douglas H. Paal\, Donald Manzullo\, Duyeon Kim \n\nLocation\n1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW\, Washington DC 20036\nDate:\nJuly 15\, 2015\nTime:\n2:30 PM – 4:15 PM EST\nContact\nLiz Whitfield\, Phone: +1 202-939-2306\n\nThe U.S.-ROK relationship has evolved from a strategic alliance designed to deter aggression from North Korea into a “comprehensive strategic alliance\,” expanding well beyond the security realm. But this broader vision of the alliance is still in development.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-future-of-the-u-s-korea-alliance-and-northeast-asia/
CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar
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