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SUMMARY:Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friend of HRNK and IBA\, \nWe invite you to a Hearing in connection with an Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers that is being led by HRNK and the IBA. The Hearing\, which will be held on March 4\, 2022\, from 09:00 to 17:30 (EST)\, will feature (1) in-person testimony from survivors of North Korean detention centers\, and (2) expert testimony on command-and-control structures in the Kim regime\, satellite images of detention centers\, etc. The goal of the Hearing is to determine culpability for alleged crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute\, ranging from actors at the highest level of the regime (i.e.\, Kim Jong-un)\, to low-level guards who carry out many of the worst human rights abuses. \nFour renowned international jurists – who\, together\, have presided over the most consequential international criminal tribunals since the Nuremberg trials – will preside over the March 4th Hearing: \n1. Navi Pillay (Chair) is a South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. During her UN tenure\, Judge Pillay appointed Justice Michael Kirby to conduct the landmark UN Commission of Inquiry (2014) on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. She also served as President of the Rwanda Tribunal and as a judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC). \n2. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi served as the former President of the ICC and currently serves as the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC (2021-2023). \n3. Wolfgang Schomburg served as Germany’s first judge on the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals. \n4. Dame Silvia Cartwright is the former Governor-General of New Zealand and served as an international judge on the Cambodia Tribunal. \nThe Hearing will be conducted in-person at HRNK’s home\, the DACOR Bacon House\, 1801 F Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, and virtually\, via Zoom. Those participating in person will have to present a form of picture ID and proof of COVID vaccination in order to access the building. All participants are required to wear masks inside the building. For security reasons\, login information will be shared with confirmed virtual participants the day prior to the event. Please click here to RSVP. \nThank you for your attention and kind consideration. \nSincerely\, \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, Executive Director\, HRNK\nMichael Maya\, Director\, IBA-North America
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/inquiry-on-crimes-against-humanity-in-north-korean-detention-centers/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20006\, 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC\, WA\, 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
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SUMMARY:Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA
DESCRIPTION:HRNK will be featuring Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA by George Hutchinson\, the latest report in an ongoing project to examine North Korea’s information environment. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom. Login information will be shared with confirmed participants the day prior to the event. \nThe event will be open to the press and on-the-record. \nPlease email Raymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations and Research\, at raymond.ha@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/army-of-the-indoctrinated-the-suryong-the-soldier-and-information-in-the-kpa/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T140000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
CREATED:20221129T231518Z
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SUMMARY:Avoiding Scrutiny and Monitoring: North Korea's Protectors at the UN
DESCRIPTION:Moderated by HRNK Co-Chair Emeritus Roberta Cohen \nPresenters: \nDr. Rana Siu Inboden\nAdjunct Assistant Professor\, LBJ School of Public Affairs\nDistinguished Scholar\, Strauss Center for International Security and Law \nNorth Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Process \nThe report Dr. Inboden will feature examines ways that North Korea benefits from protection in the UN human rights system. In particular\, it examines patterns where other authoritarian countries shield North Korea from human rights criticism during the UN’s Universal Periodic Review process by offering praise for the North Korean government\, even in the face of severe human rights violations. It shows that jointly North Korea and other countries\, such as China\, blunt the effectiveness of external human rights scrutiny and monitoring. The North Korean regime and its allies frequently band together in multilateral bodies to shield each other from international human rights pressure. This is particularly evident during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). During all three of North Korea’s UPR sessions before the Human Rights Council (HRC)\, a number of its backers not only defended it but even applauded North Korea’s record.  The most active countries shielding North Korea were China\, Cuba\, and Venezuela\, but they were also joined by Syria\, Belarus\, Russia\, Vietnam\, Iran\, and Burundi. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nNorth Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The ECOSOC NGO Committee \nThe report Executive Director Scarlatoiu will feature examines the role of the ECOSOC NGO Committee as “gatekeeper” of international civil society access\, based on HRNK’s direct experience with the process. On April 17\, 2018\, the 54 member UN Economic and Social Council took action on a resolution to grant UN consultative status to the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). The resolution passed with 29 votes in favor\, 6 against\, and 13 abstentions. Six ECOSOC member states were absent. Belarus\, China\, Russian Federation\, South Africa\, Venezuela and Vietnam voted against. This victory for the North Korean human rights cause was the result of a long and grueling struggle to overcome opposition by UN ECOSOC NGO Committee protectors of North Korea. Previously\, ECOSOC NGO Committee members Burundi\, China\, Cuba\, Iran\, Nicaragua\, Pakistan\, the Russian Federation\, South Africa\, and Venezuela had voted against granting HRNK consultative status.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/avoiding-scrutiny-and-monitoring-north-koreas-protectors-at-the-un/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
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SUMMARY:Never Forgotten: South Korean POWs Held in North Korea
DESCRIPTION:This event will begin with a screening of the documentary Abandoned Heroes No. 43 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion\, featuring: \nMr. Seon-Woo Lee\nPOW in North Korea from 1953 to 2006\, when he escaped to South Korea \nLt. Gen. Wallace “Chip” Gregson\, Jr. (USMC\, Retired)\nPresident\, WC Gregson & Associates\nFormer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs \nMs. Hee-Eun Kim\nFounder\, President & CEO\, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS) \nCol. David Maxwell (U.S. Army\, Retired)\nBoard Member\, HRNK\nSenior Fellow\, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) \nDr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. (USMC\, Retired)\nProfessor\, Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice\, Angelo State University \nRemarks by the speakers will be followed by a Q&A session. The panel discussion will be moderated by HRNK Executive Director Greg Scarlatoiu.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/never-forgotten-south-korean-pows-held-in-north-korea/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
CREATED:20230516T204627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T025014Z
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SUMMARY:Report Findings: Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nOn June 27\, 2022\, following an exhaustive multi-year Inquiry\, HRNK and the International Bar Association (IBA) launched in Washington\, D.C. a report entitled “Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korean Detention Centers.” The Inquiry\, chaired by four renowned international judges–including the former Presidents of the ICC and the Rwanda Tribunal\, as well as judges who served on the criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Cambodia–concluded that crimes against humanity have been\, and continue to be\, committed in North Korea’s pre-trial detention centers\, holding centers\, and labor training camps. \nRemarks by: \nNavanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay (Inquiry Chair)\n– Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Former President\, Rwanda Tribunal; Former Judge\, International Criminal Court (ICC) \nSilvia Fernández de Gurmendi\n– President\, Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC; Former President\, ICC \nWolfgang Schomburg\n– Former Judge\, Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia Tribunals \nGreg Kehoe\n– Former Co-Chair\, IBA War Crimes Committee; Partner\, Greenberg Traurig \nNawi Ukabiala\n– Pro Bono Counsel\, Debevoise & Plimpton\, LLP \nRoberta Cohen\n– Former Co-Chair\, HRNK; Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights \nDavid Tolbert\n– Former Deputy Chief Prosecutor\, Former Yugoslavia Tribunal; Former Exec. Dir.\, Int’l Center for Transitional Justice
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/report-findings-inquiry-on-crimes-against-humanity-in-north-korean-detention-centers/
LOCATION:National Press Club\, First Amendment Lounge\, Washington\, D.C.\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220812T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
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SUMMARY:The Rangoon Bombing Terrorist\, Kang Min-chol
DESCRIPTION:On October 9\, 1983\, North Korean agents planted a bomb at the Martyrs’ Mausolem in Rangoon\, Burma\, attempting to assassinate the fifth president of South Korea\, Chun Doo-hwan. Although Chun was unharmed due to an act of providence\, fourteen South Korean presidential advisers\, journalists\, and security officials were killed\, together with four Burmese nationals. One out of three North Korean assassins survived. This is the story of Kang Min-chol\, the lone survivor of the 1983 North Korean terrorist hit squad. \nThe report launch will be conducted virtually\, via Zoom\, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday\, August 12. \nFollowing a presentation by Amb. Ra Jong-yil\, the event will feature remarks by retired Lt. General Chun In-bum\, ROKA\, who was at the scene of the attack in 1983 as a first lieutenant\, and Robert Collins\, HRNK Author and Senior Adviser. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, will moderate the discussion. \nZoom access information will be shared with registered participants on Thursday\, August 11. The event will be open to the press and on-the-record.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-rangoon-bombing-terrorist-kang-min-chol/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
CREATED:20221129T233041Z
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SUMMARY:IPCNKR 18th General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:HRNK hosted the 18th General Meeting of the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR) on Thursday\, September 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the DACOR Bacon House. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, moderated the event. \nOpening & Congratulatory Remarks\n(9:00-9:30 a.m.) \n\nThe Hon. Ha Tae-keung\, IPCNKR Chairperson & ROK National Assembly\nThe Hon. Damon Wilson\, President & CEO\, National Endowment for Democracy\nThe Hon. Hwang Woo-yea\, IPCNKR Honorary Chairperson & former ROK Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs\n\nSession 1: Promotion & Protection of Freedom of Opinion & Expression in N. Korea\n(9:30-10:40 a.m.) \n\nJang Hyoek\, former entrepreneur & defector from N. Korea\nDr. Baek Jieun\, Fellow\, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center\nThe Hon. Hong Suk-joon\, ROK National Assembly\nKwon Eun-kyoung\, Executive Director\, NK Net\n\nSession 2: Crimes Against Humanity in N. Korea & Accountability I\n(11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.) \n\nThe Hon. Nakagawa Masaharu\, member of the House of Representatives\, National Diet of Japan (remote)\nThe Hon. Futori Hideshi\, member of the House of Representatives\, National Diet of Japan\nThe Hon. Ji Seong-ho\, ROK National Assembly\nChoi Sung-yong\, head of the Abductees’ Family Union\nThe Hon. Park Sun-young\, former member\, ROK National Assembly\n\nLuncheon (12:20-1:30 p.m.) \nSession 3: Crimes Against Humanity in N. Korea & Accountability II\n(1:30-2:40 p.m.) \n\nLee Rae-jin\, older brother of Lee Dae-jun\, a ROK official who was killed by the N. Korean military\nThe Hon. Hwangbo Seung-hee\, ROK National Assembly\nAua Baldé\, Vice-Chair\, UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (remote)\nDr. Ethan Hee-seok Shin\, Legal Analyst\, Transitional Justice Working Group\n\nClosing Remarks\n(2:40-3:00 p.m.) \n\nThe Hon. Elizabeth Salmón\, UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights (remote)\nThe Hon. Young Kim\, U.S. House of Representatives (CA-39)\, prepared remarks delivered by The Hon. Ha Tae-keung\nThe Hon. Ha Tae-keung
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/ipcnkr-18th-general-meeting/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
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SUMMARY:North Korean Workers Officially Dispatched to China & Russia: Human Rights Denial\, Chain of Command & Control
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, September 26\, 2022\, HRNK held a virtual launch of its latest report\, North Korean Workers Officially Dispatched to China & Russia: Human Rights Denial\, Chain of Command & Control by Greg Scarlatoiu\, with Raymond Ha and Hyunseung Lee. \nThe report finds that “the working conditions at overseas worksites constitute forced\, slave labor.” In particular\, “there are severe violations of the International Labor Organization’s core Conventions and North Korea’s own labor laws.” The report also provides information about the situation of overseas workers in China & Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic\, as well as an outline of the chain of command & control that directs the official dispatch of overseas workers. \nThe report is available online at https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Overseas_Workers_0926.pdf. \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director\, opened the event with an overview of the practice of dispatching North Korean workers overseas\, along with a summary of HRNK’s efforts to investigate the issue. \nRaymond Ha\, HRNK Director of Operations & Research\, then provided an assessment of the gravity of labor standard violations affecting North Korea’s overseas workers. \nThis was followed by Hyunseung Lee\, HRNK Advisor and North Korea analyst\, who gave a detailed presentation about how the North Korean regime manages and oversees the official dispatch of overseas workers. \nThe event concluded with a brief Q&A session. \nPlease click on the following link to view the video recording of the report launch: https://youtu.be/fSdjRB1pIXE
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-workers-officially-dispatched-to-china-russia-human-rights-denial-chain-of-command-control/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T144500
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
CREATED:20221129T233551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T025341Z
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SUMMARY:Investigating DPRK Human Rights: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability
DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)\, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI)\, the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations\, the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations\, and the European Union Delegation to the UN hosted a side-event\, “Investigating the DPRK Human Rights: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability” on Friday\, 28th October 2022\, 1:15-2:45 PM (EST) in a hybrid format: virtually on Zoom and in-person at the premises of the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN. \nThis event highlighted the human rights infringements and crimes against humanity perpetrated at DPRK detention facilities as well as the chain of command and control responsible for those violations\, in order to emphasize the importance of human rights accountability in the DPRK. \nFollowing presentations by ROK Ambassador-at-Large Lee Shin-wha and UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the DPRK Dr. Elizabeth Salmón\, the event featured briefings by HRNK Senior Advisors Joseph S. Bermudez\, Jr. and Robert Collins\, based on an ongoing HRNK investigation of DPRK detention facilities\, which uses a methodology combining satellite imagery\, witness testimony\, and open-source research. \nOver three decades since the end of the Cold War\, the DPRK has persisted as an egregious human rights violator. In the third decade of the 21st century\, the DPRK continues to run a system of political prison camps and other unlawful detention facilities. Up to 200\,000 men\, women\, and children are imprisoned at the DPRK’s political prison camps\, pursuant to a feudal-inspired system of guilt-by-association\, which punishes up to three generations for the perceived wrongdoing of one family member. \nTo this day\, the DPRK continues to discriminate against its own citizens\, based on the songbun system of perceived loyalty-based social classification. To procure the resources it needs to develop its nuclear and missile programs and to keep key elites’ content through access to luxury goods and hard currency from the outside world\, the DPRK continues to exploit and oppress its people at home and abroad. This side event aimed to draw attention to the worsening human rights situation in the DPRK as well as the deepening rift between the degrading human security situation of North Koreans and the continued obstinate focusing of resources not on the people\, but on the development and testing of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. \nProgram Agenda \nModerator: Greg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director \nWelcoming Remarks \n\nH.E. Rytis Paulauskas\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations\nH.E. Jakub Kulhánek\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations\nH.E. Hwang Joon-kook\, Ambassador\, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations\n\nPart I: DPRK Human Rights: Past\, Present\, Future \n\nH.E. Lee Shin-wha\, Ambassador-at-Large for North Korean Human Rights\, Republic of Korea\nDr. Elizabeth Salmón\, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK\n\nPart II: Satellite Imagery\, Lines of Responsibility\, Accountability \n\nJoseph S. Bermudez Jr.\, HRNK Senior Advisor\nRobert Collins\, HRNK Senior Advisor\n\nQ&A Session \nConcluding Remarks \n\nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/investigating-dprk-human-rights-satellite-imagery-lines-of-responsibility-accountability/
LOCATION:Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the UN in New York / Zoom (virtual)\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T140000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T180231Z
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SUMMARY:North Korea and its Regime
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends of HRNK\, \nYou are kindly invited to participate in a hybrid lecture\, “North Korea and its Regime\,” organized by the Dutch United Nations Student Association (SIB Amsterdam) and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). \nThe lecture will highlight HRNK’s role as a North Korean human rights advocate\, the Kim regime and Juche ideology\, human rights violations in North Korea\, and what can be done by the general public. \nThis hybrid event will be held on Wednesday\, 16 November 1 PM (EST) / 7 PM (CET). The physical event will be hosted by SIB in Amsterdam\, the Netherlands (UvA Roeterseilandcampus\, Roetersstraat 11). It will also be live streamed on Zoom. \nFor further information\, please contact SIB Amsterdam at info@sibamsterdam.nl.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-and-its-regime/
LOCATION:UvA Roeterseilandcampus / Zoom (virtual)\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
CREATED:20240803T153049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240803T154853Z
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SUMMARY:Slaves to the Bomb: The Role and Fate of North Korea's Nuclear Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends and Colleagues\, \nThe Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) cordially invites you to the rollout of its latest report\, Slaves to the Bomb: The Role and Fate of North Korea’s Nuclear Scientists by Robert Collins. The report can be viewed online at this link. \nThis event will be held on Friday\, May 17 at 3:00 p.m. at the DACOR Bacon House (1801 F Street NW\, Washington\, D.C.).
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/slaves-to-the-bomb-the-role-and-fate-of-north-koreas-nuclear-scientists/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20006\, 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC\, WA\, 20006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T221835
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SUMMARY:35 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Korean Unification\, Problems and Prospects
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “35 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Korean Unification\, Problems\, and Prospects”\, hosted by the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) and the Republic of Korea Ministry of Unification. \n📅 Wednesday\, November 13\, 2024\n🕗 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET\n📍 DACOR Bacon House\, 1801 F St. NW\, Washington\, DC \nExplore the challenges and possibilities for Korean unification 35 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall. Click the link in the bio to view the full schedule and RSVP!
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/35-years-since-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-korean-unification-problems-and-prospects/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T163000
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SUMMARY:HRNK Presents: “Rogue Allies: The Strategic Partnership between Iran and North Korea”
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Rogue Allies: The Strategic Partnership between Iran and North Korea.” \n📅 Wednesday\, May 21\, 2025\n🕗 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET\n📍 DACOR Bacon House\, 1801 F St. NW\, Washington\, DC \nHRNK is honored to host a rollout of the book authored by Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. and Dr. Anthony N. Celso\, scrutinizing North Korean proliferation of instability and violence to Iran and its proxy terrorist allies. The event will conclude with a book signing by the co-authors. Paperback copies of the book will be available for purchase\, payable in cash or check. The event is on-the-record and open to the press. \nFeaturing the Co-authors:\nDr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr.\nDr. Anthony N. Celso\nDiscussant:\nDr. George Hutchinson\nModerated by:\nHRNK President and CEO Greg Scarlatoiu\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBruce E. Bechtol\, Jr. (Ph.D. Union Institute)\, is an award-winning professor of political science at Angelo State University and a retired Marine. He was formerly on the faculty at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College (2005–2010) and the Air Command and Staff College (2003–2005). Dr. Bechtol served as an adjunct visiting professor at the Korea University Graduate School of International Studies (2006–2007). He was an intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1997 until 2003\, eventually serving as the senior analyst for Northeast Asia in the Intelligence Directorate (J2) on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. He formerly sat on the editorial review board of the East Asian Review from 2005 to 2009 and served as editor of the Defense Intelligence Journal from 2004 to 2005. He is currently on the editorial advisory board of the Korea Observer (2011–present)\, the editorial board of the International Journal of Security Studies\, and is on the scientific board of Global Humanities (2014 present). He is the current Chairman of the Board of the International Council on Korean Studies. He is the author of “North Korean Military Proliferation to the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability” (University Press of Kentucky: 2018)\, “North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era: A New International Security Dilemma” (Palgrave Macmillan: 2014)\, “The Last Days of Kim Jong-Il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era” (University of Nebraska Press: 2013)\, “Defiant Failed State: The North Korean Threat to International Security” (Potomac Books: 2010)\, and “Red Rogue: The Persistent Challenge of North Korea” (Potomac Books: 2007)\, and he is the editor of “Confronting Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula” (Marine Corps University Press: 2011) and “The Quest for a Unified Korea: Strategies for the Cultural and Interagency Process” (Marine Corps University Foundation: 2007). He is also the author of more than forty articles in peer-reviewed journals. A widely sought after expert on North Korean international security issues\, Dr. Bechtol has been called on to present commentary to the BBC\, CNN\, CBC\, FOX News\, Radio New Zealand\, syndicated nationwide radio shows such as POTUS politics on SIRIUS/XM\, the John Batchelor show\, and several interviews on National Public Radio (to name a few). \nDr. Anthony N Celso earned a PhD in comparative public policy from The Ohio State University in 1989. He has worked as a professor of political science at numerous academic institutions including Mount Union College\, University of Central Florida\, Albright College\, and Valley Forge Military College. He joined the Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice at Angelo State University (ASU) in 2011 where he teaches terrorism\, weak and failing states and regional studies classes in the Middle East\, Europe and Latin America. Dr Celso is the author of “Al Qaeda Post 9-11 Devolution” (New York: Bloomsbury Press\, 2014) and “The Islamic State: A Comparative History of Jihadist Warfare” (Latham: Lexington Books\, 2018). Dr Celso has written over two dozen journal articles on Sunni jihadist groups and terrorism. His current research involves the ongoing war between Israel and Iran’s Axis of Resistance. \nDr. George A. Hutchinson is the Editor of the International Journal of Korean Studies and a board member of the International Council on Korean Studies. He has also served as a Senior Regional Planner\, supporting and advising the U.S. Air Force on basing issues in the Republic of Korea. Previously\, Dr. Hutchinson specialized in supporting wargaming and energy policy as a consultant at the Pentagon. Dr. Hutchinson has served in the U.S. Air Force as both a commissioned and noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force in various roles\, including Logistics Readiness Officer\, Northeast Asia Foreign Area Officer\, and Korean linguist. \nHe is the author of “Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong\, the Soldier\, and Information in the KPA” (Committee for Human Rights in North Korea) and “North Korea’s Nuclear Decisions and Strategies: Sovereignty\, Legitimacy\, and the Bomb” (Routledge\, 2024). His work has also been published in the International Journal of Korean Studies\, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings\, Air Force Journal of Logistics\, and Marine Corps University Press as well as in reports by the Korea Economic Institute of America. \nDr. Hutchinson holds a Ph.D. from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and a master’s in logistics management from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. \nGreg Scarlatoiu is the President and CEO of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). Since 2011\, he has overseen the publication of 59 HRNK reports. For twelve years\, he has been a visiting professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Yonsei University in Seoul. Scarlatoiu is president of the International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS). He was a Radio Free Asia Korean columnist for twenty-two years. Scarlatoiu holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School\, Tufts University\, and a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts from Seoul National University’s Department of International Relations. He completed the MIT XXI Seminar for U.S. national security leaders in 2016-2017. Scarlatoiu was awarded the title “Citizen of Honor\, City of Seoul\,” in January 1999. Born and raised in communist Romania\, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Scarlatoiu is fluent in Korean\, French and Romanian.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hrnk-presents-rogue-allies-the-strategic-partnership-between-iran-and-north-korea/
LOCATION:DACOR Bacon House 1801 F St\, NW\, Washington DC 20006\, United States
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SUMMARY:HRNK Presents Our Latest Report:  The Reconnaissance General Bureau The Kim Regime’s “Precious Treasured Sword” By Robert Collins
DESCRIPTION:HRNK Presents Our Latest Report: \nThe Reconnaissance General Bureau\nThe Kim Regime’s “Precious Treasured Sword”\nBy Robert Collins \nFebruary 23\, 2026\, 16:00 – 17:30 U.S. Eastern Time\nVia Zoom \nThis event will be open to the press and on the record. \nPlease RSVP through the link on the Website Section on the right side of the page.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nIntroductory Remarks:\nGreg Scarlatoiu\, President and CEO\, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)Presenter:\nRobert Collins\, Report AuthorDiscussants:\nDr. Nicholas Eberstadt\, HRNK Board Member and Henry Wendt Chair\, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) \nROKA LTG (Ret.) Chun In-bum\nDr. George Hutchinson\nEditor-in-Chief\, International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS)\nAdjunct Professor\, Schar School of Policy and Government\, George Mason University \nModerator:\nGreg Scarlatoiu \n\nThe North Korean regime understands that its long-term survival can’t be guaranteed if South Korea continues to exist and thrive. From its viewpoint\, unification under its control is the only way to guarantee its survival and perpetuation.\nTo achieve that goal\, the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) has been the ultimate instrument of infiltration\, subversion\, and disruption of South Korea. Collins scrutinizes the RGB’s genesis\, history\, mission\, tactics\, and chain of control and command. He highlights how RGB operations have violated international human rights law as well as the fundamental human rights of South Koreans and citizens of other countries.\n\nPrior to the program\, HRNK will share the Zoom link with confirmed participants.The event is open to the press and on-the-record.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hrnk-presents-our-latest-report-the-reconnaissance-general-bureau-the-kim-regimes-precious-treasured-sword-by-robert-collins/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events
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SUMMARY:THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES Co-hosted with the Hudson Institute and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK)  CHALLENGES TO THE US-ROK ALLIANCE IN 2026
DESCRIPTION:THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF\nTHE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES\nCo-hosted with the Hudson Institute and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) \nCHALLENGES TO THE US-ROK ALLIANCE IN 2026\n\nThursday\, April 30\, 2026\n\nThe Hudson Institute\n1201 Pennsylvania Ave\, NW\nSuite 400 Washington\, D.C. 20004 \nThe event will be held in person at The Hudson Institute.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-annual-conference-of-the-international-council-on-korean-studies-co-hosted-with-the-hudson-institute-and-the-committee-for-human-rights-in-north-korea-hrnk-challenges-to-the-us-rok-alliance-in/
LOCATION:Hudson Institute\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave\, NW Suite 400\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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