BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HRNK - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:HRNK X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.hrnk.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for HRNK REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York: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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korea-outside-the-north-korean-state/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1025463_1001245399920996_723921823567938394_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/An.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151116T190000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132325Z CREATED:20190107T132323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132325Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2015-10-14-at-7-11-43-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151003T182000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151003T212000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132323Z CREATED:20190107T132323Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2015-08-31-at-6-55-26-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150730T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150730T173000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132321Z CREATED:20190107T132320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132321Z 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/b967820f-409c-467f-952a-a298b75691d8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150729T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150729T190000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132320Z CREATED:20190107T132320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132320Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150728T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150728T160000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132319Z CREATED:20190107T132317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132319Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T163000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132318Z CREATED:20190107T132317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132318Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150715T160000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132318Z CREATED:20190107T132317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132318Z UID:712264-1436968800-1436976000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Confronting the Human Rights Challenge in North Korea DESCRIPTION:Featuring a Keynote Address by  Lee Hyeon-seo  North Korean defector and Author of  The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defectors Story  \n   \nMs. Lee described her life under the North Korean regime and her escape in a widely popular TED talk. In her recently published book\, The Girl With Seven Names\, Ms. Lee also recounts life in South Korea and her harrowing efforts to get her family to freedom. She explains “leaving North Korea is not like leaving any other country. It is more like leaving another universe. I will never truly be free of its gravity\, no matter how far I journey. Even for those who have suffered unimaginably there and have escaped hell\, life in the free world can be so challenging that many struggle to come to terms with it and find happiness.”  \n   \nFollowed by a Discussion on North Korean Human Rights Conditions  and Policy Recommendations with  \n Ms. Param-Preet Singh  Senior Counsel\, International Justice Program\, Human Rights Watch  \n T. Kumar  International Advocacy Director\, Amnesty International USA  \n Joshua Stanton  Author\, Arsenal of Terror: North Korea\, State Sponsor of Terrorism  and Blogger\, One Free Korea  \n Hosted by  Bruce Klingner  Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia\, Asian Studies Center\, The Heritage Foundation  \n   \nWednesday\, July 15\, 2015 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  \n The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium  \n   \n\n \n \n RSVP online | or call (202) 675-1752 Terms and conditions of attendance are posted at www.heritage.org/Events/terms All events may be viewed live at heritage.org News media inquiries\, call (202) 675-1761 \n 214 Massachusetts Avenue\, NE | Washington\, DC 20002 | (202) 546-4400 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/confronting-the-human-rights-challenge-in-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RSVP_button.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150713T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150713T140000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132317Z CREATED:20190107T132317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132317Z UID:712259-1436788800-1436796000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Why Human Rights Matter in Policy toward North Korea DESCRIPTION:The International Forum for Democratic Studies and the Asia Program at the National Endowment for Democracy cordially invite you to a presentation entitled \n“Why Human Rights Matter in Policy toward North Korea” \nfeaturing \nYoshihiro Makino Visiting Fellow\, International Forum for Democratic Studies Senior International Correspondent\, Asahi Shimbun \nwith comments by \nBruce Klingner The Heritage Foundation \nmoderated by \nLynn Lee National Endowment for Democracy \nMonday\, July 13\, 2015 12 – 2 pm (A light lunch will be served from 12 – 12:30 pm) \n1025 F Street\, N.W.\, Suite 800\, Washington\, D.C. 20004 Telephone: 202-378-9675 \nRSVP (ACCEPTANCES ONLY) WITH NAME AND AFFILIATION BY THURSDAY\, JULY 9 \n  \nAbout the Event \nThe 2014 report of the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on human rights in North Korea successfully brought international attention to the severity of the Kim regime’s human rights violations and the plight of the North Korean people\, and highlighted the need for the international community to do more to address human rights in the isolated country. At the same time\, the impact of the COI report on the attitude of the international community is yet to be seen\, while nuclear issues remain the primary focus of U.S. policy toward North Korea. In his presentation\, Yoshihiro Makino will describe the little understood political situation inside North Korea and discuss how the repression of basic rights is fundamental to the regime’s grip on power. Mr. Makino will base his analysis on information gathered through extensive interviews with North Korea specialists\, diplomats\, and direct sources with first-hand knowledge. He will then offer suggestions on how the US and the international community can use this knowledge to more effectively address human rights issues in North Korea. His presentation will be followed by comments by Bruce Klingner. \nAbout the Speakers \nYoshihiro Makino is a seasoned journalist\, correspondent\, and analyst covering East Asian security and Korean peninsula issues. From 2012 to 2014\, he served as senior international correspondent for Asahi Shimbun\, one of Japan’s most well-respected media outlets\, where he also served as staff writer from 2000 onward. He has published a number of articles that explore North Korea’s politics and economy. In 2013\, he authored a book entitled North Korea Broadly: Inner Workings of Military\, Economic\, and Hereditary Power. Before coming to NED as a visiting fellow\, Mr. Makino was a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins’s School of Advanced International Studies in East Asia\, with a focus on North Korea. Bruce Klingner is a senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/why-human-rights-matter-in-policy-toward-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150708T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150708T160000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132318Z CREATED:20190107T132317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132318Z UID:712261-1436367600-1436371200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:United States - Republic of Korea - Japan Ambassadors' Dialogue DESCRIPTION:INVITATION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n United States – Republic of Korea – Japan  Ambassadors’ Dialogue\n \n Featuring  Ambassador Sung Kim  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and Korea and  Special Representative for North Korea Policy\, U.S. Department of State  \n H.E. Ambassador Ho-Young Ahn  Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States  \n H.E. Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae  Ambassador of Japan to the United States  \n Hosted by  The Honorable Jim DeMint  President\, The Heritage Foundation  \n Moderated by  Bruce Klingner  Senior Research Fellow\, Asian Studies Center\, The Heritage Foundation  \n   \nWashington\, Seoul\, and Tokyo face growing regional threats as well as common global security challenges. But the three democracies also share opportunities for advancing economic cooperation and political stability. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent trip and President Park Geun-hye’s forthcoming visit affirm the importance of both critical allies to U.S. national interests in Asia. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary Sung Kim and the distinguished representatives of the Republic of Korea and Japan.  \n   \nWednesday\, July 8\, 2015 – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.  ~ Please be seated promptly at 3:00 p.m. ~  \n The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium  \n   \n\n \n \n RSVP online | or call (202) 675-1752 Terms and conditions of attendance are posted at www.heritage.org/Events/terms All events may be viewed live at heritage.org News media inquiries\, call (202) 675-1761 \n 214 Massachusetts Avenue\, NE | Washington\, DC 20002 | (202) 546-4400 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/united-states-republic-of-korea-japan-ambassadors-dialogue/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RSVP_button.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150702T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150702T170000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132314Z CREATED:20190107T132313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132314Z UID:712255-1435849200-1435856400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korean Memoirs: ‘The Girl with Seven Names'\, a Discussion with Hyeonseo Lee DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorth Korean Memoirs: ‘The Girl with Seven Names’\, a Discussion with Hyeonseo Lee\, July 2nd\, London\n\nWe are delighted to announce that Hyeonseo Lee will be the next guest speaker for ourNorth Korean Memoirs project. Hyeonseo’s riveting story is the focus of her upcoming memoir\, ‘The Girl with Seven Names’. Join us at 3pm\, Thursday\, July 2 at The Linnean Society\, London to hear Hyeonseo give a speech\, participate in a panel discussion and Q&A\, and then sign copies of her book. Tickets in advance are £5 (early bird available until June 15th)/£7 thereafter. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door for £10. \n Hyeonseo Lee first came to international attention when her speech at Ted in 2013 went viral\, reaching 4 million viewers. Since then\, her star as a determined and powerful advocate for the North Korean people has continued to grow. Following high-profile speeches at Stanford University\, the Oslo Freedom Forum\, and many other conferences and forums\, Hyeonseo will make her first public appearances in the UK in early July to promote her book. \n North Korean Memoirs is a multifaceted platform created by the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea to support the agency and voices of North Koreans in exile. Through interviews\, written memoirs\, online events\, public testimonies\, Q&As\, lectures\, debates and discussions\, North Korean Memoirs acts as a focal point of our work to document and disseminate the unedited voices of exiled North Koreans. \n Buy your tickets: https://the-girl-with-seven-names.eventbrite.co.uk   3.00pm – 3.10pm: Keynote Speech 3.10pm – 3.35pm: Hyeonseo Lee's Speech 3.35pm – 4.30pm: Panel Discussion 4.30pm – 5.00pm: Book signing   North Korean Memoirs: ‘The Girl with Seven Names’\, a Discussion with Hyeonseo Lee. European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea Venue: The Meeting Room\, The Linnean Society\, Burlington House\, Piccadilly\, London\, W1J 0BF Date: Thursday\, July 2 at 3pm. Time: 3pm – 5pm Tickets: https://the-girl-with-seven-names.eventbrite.co.uk £5 early bird (up to the 15th of June)/ £7 in advance thereafter. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door for £10. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-memoirs-ae%cb%9cthe-girl-with-seven-names-a-discussion-with-hyeonseo-lee/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2fc99e6c-9113-43be-a066-48259041c4bd.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150626T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150626T173000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132316Z CREATED:20190107T132313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132316Z UID:712258-1435327200-1435339800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Brookings Institution- Internal displacement: Lessons learned after 20 years and challenges ahead DESCRIPTION:On June 26\, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement will host a culminating event to look back on over 20 years of ground-breaking accomplishments and identify future challenges for working on issues of internal displacement. This is a remarkable story of how international law was made and the humanitarian world changed through the collaboration between an independent U.N. expert and a U.S. think-tank\, supported by international lawyers\, governments\, NGOs\, and academics. Speakers will include key actors in putting internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the international agenda\, including Francis Deng\, Walter Kälin\, Chaloka Beyani\, Roberta Cohen\, and many others. \nMartin Indyk\, executive vice president of the Brookings Institution\, will provide opening remarks. Roberta Cohen\, nonresident senior fellow and founding co-director of the Project on Internal Displacement will moderate the first panel and Elizabeth Ferris\, senior fellow and co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement\, will moderate the second panel. \nAfter the panels\, the speakers will take audience questions. \nA public reception will follow at 5:30pm in the Saul-Zilkha Room. \n Join the conversation on Twitter using #IDPLessons URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/brookings-institution-internal-displacement-lessons-learned-after-20-years-and-challenges-ahead/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150625T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150625T130000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132306Z CREATED:20190107T132306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132306Z UID:712239-1435233600-1435237200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The pivot to Asia: Rhetoric isn't enough DESCRIPTION:China’s military modernization and expansion present a security challenge to the United States and its allies that they have not seen since the end of the Cold War. While the basic concept of the Obama administration’s pivot to Asia — moving additional military forces to the western Pacific — makes sound geostrategic sense\, many question whether the resources committed will be adequate for the tasks at hand. \nRep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)\, chairman of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee\, sits down with former Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO) to discuss the challenge posed by China’s military and to outline next steps to ensure long-term security for the US and its allies. \n Agenda \n11:45 AM  Registration and buffet lunch \n12:00 PM  Opening remarks: Jim Talent\, AEI \n12:05 PM  Discussion: J. Randy Forbes\, US House of Representatives (R-VA) Jim Talent\, AEI \n12:45 PM  Q&A \n1:00 PM  Adjournment \n  \nEvent Contact Information \nFor more information\, please contact Lindsey Neas at lindsey.neas@aei.org\, 202.862.5946. \n  \nMedia Contact Information \nFor media inquiries\, please contact MediaServices@aei.org\, 202.862.5829 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-pivot-to-asia-rhetoric-isnt-enough/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150625T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150626T120000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132310Z CREATED:20190107T132309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132310Z UID:712249-1435219200-1435320000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Unification of the Korean Peninsula: Issues and Opportunities DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/unification-of-the-korean-peninsula-issues-and-opportunities-2/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150623T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150623T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132314Z CREATED:20190107T132313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132314Z UID:712257-1435084200-1435093200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Katy Oh DESCRIPTION:  \nKorea Club with Katy Oh \n Tuesday| June 23\, 2015 6:30 pm–9:00 pm   \nThe Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom   \n Guest Speaker: \n  \nKongdan (Katy) Oh Hassig Research Staff Member at Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution \nAuthor of The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in Hermit Kingdom \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n Dear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Tuesday\, June 23\, 2015. The event will feature Dr. Katy Oh who will give a presentation entitled “The Hidden People of North Korea“. \n  \nDr. Kongdan (Katy) Oh Hassig is a Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. She was formerly a member of the political science department of the RAND Corporation and has taught courses at a number of universities.\n \nIn addition\, she is a member of the Korea Working Group of the United States Institute of Peace\, the Board of Directors of the United States Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific\, and she is the co-founder and former co-director of The Korea Club of Washington\, D.C. She is co-chair of the Board of Directors of the Sejong Society in Washington\, DC.\n \nShe received her B.A. at Sogang University and an M.A. at Seoul National University. She subsequently earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Asian Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley.\n \nShe is the co-author of North Korea through the Looking Glass (2000) and The Hidden People of North Korea (2009). The second edition of her book\, The Hidden People of NorthKorea was published in April 2015. She is currently working on her new book to compare strategic personality of China\, Japan and Korea.\n \n  \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  \nIn addition\, copies of Dr. Katy Oh's book\, The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in Hermit Kingdom (Second Edition) will be available for purchase by cash or check. \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 WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \n The evening program will be held at Woo Lae Oak Korean restaurant in Tysons Corner—see address above. The program will start at 6:30 pm with a cash bar\, set up inside the 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  \nJim Kelman (KUSCO)         Greg Scarlatoiu (HRNK)          Linda Butcher (KEI)        (703) 568-6987                      (202) 499-7973                      (857) 373-9110 \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-katy-oh-2/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150618T210000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132307Z CREATED:20190107T132306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132307Z UID:712240-1434654000-1434661200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Refugee Week: North Koreans Living in the UK DESCRIPTION:Refugee Week: North Koreans Living in the UK\, June 18th (Thurs)\, 7pm\, London.   ‘Refugee Week: North Koreans living in the UK’ – a celebration of the largest North Korean community in Europe. \nThis event\, which is hosted by the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea\, will take place during Refugee Week 2015 and will mark the release of our paper ‘A Case for Clarification: European Asylum Policy and North Korean Refugees’\, which explores the unfair treatment of North Korean refugees seeking asylum in a country of their choice. \nMaurice Wren\, Director of the British Refugee Council\, will kick things off with a speech about refugee issues in the UK. Jiyoung Kang\, North Korean refugee\, will share her experiences of seeking asylum in the UK. The speeches will be concluded by EAHRNK's James Burt\, who will discuss our policy paper. Following a short Q&A session\, there will be an opportunity for informal discussion. \nTranslation will be provided in English and Korean. \n  \n7:00pm – Keynote speech (TBC) 7.05pm – Maurice Wren\, Director of the British Refugee Council 7.10pm – Jiyoung Kang\, North Korean refugee and New Malden resident\, will share her experience of seeking asylum in the UK. 7.45pm – James Burt\, EAHRNK Research & Policy Officer\, will present our paper. 8.10pm – Q&A from the audience 8.25pm – Informal chat \n Date: June 18\, 2015  Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm  Venue: Shiraz Mirza Manor Park Hall\, 316b Malden Road\, KT3 6AU  Tickets: Entry is free\, but donations are welcome.   \n  \n-END-  \n Note for editors and policymakers: The European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea is a pan-European organisation that engages in research and advocacy for the improvement of North Korea human rights. The organisation was founded by a group of young activists\, journalists\, academics\, and North Korean exiles with a guiding mission to understand how and why North Korea’s human rights tragedy has persisted and to propose solutions as to how it could be addressed. \n For more information or enquiries\, please contact Felicity Spencer-Smith\, Events and Communications Officer\, via felicityspencer-smith@eahrnk.org or +44(0)7415030366 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/refugee-week-north-koreans-living-in-the-uk/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150612T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150612T093000 DTSTAMP:20190107T132314Z CREATED:20190107T132313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132314Z UID:712254-1434092400-1434101400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:I Fought as a North Korean Soldier in the Korean War DESCRIPTION:A Survivors Account of the Korean War as a North Korean Soldier\, POW\, and now\, South Korean Citizen \nSpeakers : \n유영복(Yoo\, Young-bok) | Chairman | Reconciliation and Prisoners of War Council \n이규일(Lee\, Kyu-il) | Prisoner of War \n김정아(Kim\, Jung-ah) | Former North Korean Female Officer | Cultural Unification Researcher \n ****Admission is Free**** \n ****Light refreshments and research materials will be provided.**** URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/i-fought-as-a-north-korean-soldier-in-the-korean-war/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR