BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HRNK - ECPv6.15.18//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: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:20160629T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T120000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132457Z UID:712410-1467188100-1467288000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Security Challenges in the Korean Peninsula in 2016 DESCRIPTION:View Online\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\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 \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe cordially invite you to join us for\nSecurity Challenges in the Korean Peninsula in 2016: Issues and Opportunities on June 29 & 30\, 2016\, in Copley Formal Lounge at Georgetown  University.  \n \n Breakfast and Lunch is provided for all attendees; this event is free and open to the public.  An annotated agenda is below; the full agenda may be viewed here.  \n \n\nThis special event is supported through the generosity of the Philip and Patricia Bilden Asian Security Studies Fund.  \n \nThis event will be live webstreamed on css.georgetown.edu.\n \nRSVP Here\n \n \n   \nFull Agenda for Complete Speakers List and Speaker Biographies\n \nWednesday\, June 29\, 2016 \n8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Registration and Breakfast \n \n8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Opening Remarks\n \n9:15 AM – 11:15 AM Panel I: Four Power Relations on the Korean Peninsula \n  \n11:30 – 12:45 Keynote Luncheon \n \n1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Panel II: The Political Economy of the Two Koreas \n   \n3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Panel III: The US-Korea Security Alliance\n  \n\nThursday\, June 30\, 2016 \n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast\n \n9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Panel IV: Korean Unification and Human Rights\n \n11:45 PM – 12:00 PM Closing Remarks\n \nPlease register by June 27.  Any questions or inquiries may be address to The Center for Security Studies (securitystudies@georgetown.edu). URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/security-challenges-in-the-korean-peninsula-in-2016-2/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/circle-youtube.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160629T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T120000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125036Z UID:712032-1467188100-1467288000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Security Challenges in the Korean Peninsula in 2016 DESCRIPTION:View Online\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\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 \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe cordially invite you to join us for\nSecurity Challenges in the Korean Peninsula in 2016: Issues and Opportunities on June 29 & 30\, 2016\, in Copley Formal Lounge at Georgetown  University.  \n \n Breakfast and Lunch is provided for all attendees; this event is free and open to the public.  An annotated agenda is below; the full agenda may be viewed here.  \n \n\nThis special event is supported through the generosity of the Philip and Patricia Bilden Asian Security Studies Fund.  \n \nThis event will be live webstreamed on css.georgetown.edu.\n \nRSVP Here\n \n \n   \nFull Agenda for Complete Speakers List and Speaker Biographies\n \nWednesday\, June 29\, 2016 \n8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Registration and Breakfast \n \n8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Opening Remarks\n \n9:15 AM – 11:15 AM Panel I: Four Power Relations on the Korean Peninsula \n  \n11:30 – 12:45 Keynote Luncheon \n \n1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Panel II: The Political Economy of the Two Koreas \n   \n3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Panel III: The US-Korea Security Alliance\n  \n\nThursday\, June 30\, 2016 \n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast\n \n9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Panel IV: Korean Unification and Human Rights\n \n11:45 PM – 12:00 PM Closing Remarks\n \nPlease register by June 27.  Any questions or inquiries may be address to The Center for Security Studies (securitystudies@georgetown.edu) URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/security-challenges-in-the-korean-peninsula-in-2016/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/circle-youtube.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160628T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160628T183000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132456Z UID:712407-1467129600-1467138600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Real stories from North Korea: human rights activism among defectors DESCRIPTION:Real stories from North Korea: human rights activism among defectors\n\n\nWhat is life really like in one of the world’s most secretive countries? Why have people risked their lives to escape the regime of the Kim dynasty? What caused their loyalty to fade? Listen to the inspiring voices of North Korean defectors who have lived in and left this fascinating country. And find out how they are striving to change the political landscape of North Korea through human rights activism here in the UK. \nPlease note that prior booking is required for this event and you will need to bring a copy of your ticket to the event to gain entry. Unfortunately registrations at the door will not be available for this event. We remind you that all children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/real-stories-from-north-korea-human-rights-activism-among-defectors/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160624T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160625T220000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132435Z UID:712372-1466791200-1466892000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:2016 Korean Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The “2016 Korean Film Festival” hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto in partnership with The Korea Foundation will be held June 24th-25th\, 2016 at the TIFF Bell Light Box Cinema 3. This year's Festival presents four renowned films:  \nJune 24th (Friday)       19:00   Opening Ceremony                                          19:30   Take Off June 25th (Saturday)  13:30   Le Grand Chef                                          16:30   Hwang Jin Yi                                          19:30   Secret Reunion \n Tickets for the general public are available on a first come\, first served basis.  \n  \n\nJune 24th 7:30pm  â€– Running Time: 137mins  â€– Genre: Drama\, Comedy\nCha Heon-tae\, a Korean-born American\, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier\, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics. The other members are Choi Hong-cheol\, a night club waiter; Ma Jae-bok\, who works at a meat restaurant and Kang Chil-gu\, who lives with his grandmother and autistic brother Bong-gu. To gear up for the qualifying match at the World Cup\, they overcome their fear and train in unusual places\, such as from the top of cars\, amusement park roller coasters\, etc. Unfortunately\, because of deep fog\, Chil-gu injures his leg and becomes unable to compete. Bong-gu decides to jump as a substitute but does not make the required distance for a gold medal and nearly loses his life. Despite their loss\, the athletes rejoice because Bong-gu survived the jump\, and the Koreans back home are proud of them. \n  \n\nJune 25th 1:30pm  â€– Running Time: 113mins  â€– Genre: Drama\nA young\, incredibly talented chef quits the profession after a contest to head a world-class restaurant ends in tragedy. Retiring to a small rural town with his grandfather\, he finds a new and more peaceful existence\, working as a farmer and selling vegetables at the local market. Even though content in his new life\, when a nationwide cooking competition offers him the chance to take on his long-time rival\, Seong-Chan embarks on a journey that will forever change his view of the world and lead him to the most startling revelations. Surrounding himself with a ragtag crew of misfits\, each with his own poignant story to tell\, he is soon in the media spotlight\, facing stiff competition from the other contestants while dealing with his grandfather's diminishing faculties and a long buried family secret. Seong-Chan can only struggle to overcome every adversity with a quiet dignity. \n  \n\nJune 25th 4:30pm  â€– Running Time: 141mins  â€– Genre: Drama\nHWANG Jin-yi was one of the most legendary women in the 500-year reign of the Joseon Dynasty. Born into nobility\, she made the startling choice to become a gisaeng at age 15. By 18\, she was the object of desire of all men and the envy of all women. As both a poet and a courtesan\, HWANG Jin-yi was a woman ahead of her time\, her work and life with gusto\, Her only love\, however\, was a man nobody ever knew. The man she chose was compelled to abandon his identity and cross class lines. A revolutionary who dreamed of a new world\, HWANG Jin-yi became a heroine for the people. In an age where one's fate was determined by birth\, her commitment to her love never wavered. \n  \n\nJune 25th 7:30pm  â€– Running Time: 116mins  â€– Genre: Drama\, Action\nA North Korean killer known as “Shadow” is sent to assassinate an important dissident who found refuge in Seoul. He is helped by two agents: Son Tae-soon as look-out\, and Song Ji-won\, an elite fighter. The North Koreans have not counted with Lee Han-gyoo\, from the South Korean National Intelligence Service\, who has been tracking them and closes in with his men. Han-gyoo has not counted with the North Koreans' skill and ruthlessness. True to his reputation\, “Shadow” disappears. Ji-won manages to escape\, but cannot return to his country\, where he is suspected to be a traitor\, nor defect\, for this means certain death for his wife and daughter who remained in North Korea. Discredited\, Han-gyoo is fired from the NIS. Several years later\, Ji-won and Han-gyoo meet unexpectedly\, and pick up their confrontation\, but not quite from where they left it off. \n \n \nRead more\n \n\nWHEN\nFriday\, 24 June 2016 at 6:00 PM – Saturday\, 25 June 2016 at 10:30 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar\nWHERE\nTIFF Bell Lightbox – 350 King Street West\, Toronto\, ON M5V 3X5\, Canada – View Map URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/2016-korean-film-festival/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160618T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160618T000000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132441Z UID:712383-1466208000-1466208000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Contemporary North Korean Art: The Evolution of Socialist Realism DESCRIPTION:An exhibition on North Korean art curated by BG Muhn\, artist and Professor at Georgetown University\, will open at the American University Museum. \nThe forms and structure of contemporary North Korean art\, a central and highly developed dimension of the national culture\, are largely unknown to the outside world. This exhibition\, the first of its kind in the U.S.\, seeks to broaden understanding of North Korean art beyond stereotypes of propaganda and kitsch to show sophisticated and nuanced expressive achievements. It investigates previously unrevealed evidence of North Korean artistic experimentation and the evolution of Socialist Realism within this culturally homogeneous context. The works in the exhibition focus on the development of Chosonhwa\, North Korea’s predominant painting medium that is revered as the nation’s most refined. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/contemporary-north-korean-art-the-evolution-of-socialist-realism/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T174500 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132445Z UID:712393-1465749900-1465753500@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Defecting from North Korea: Hyeonseo Lee talks to Olivia O'Leary DESCRIPTION:Event Description\n\n\n\nDefecting from North Korea: Hyeonseo Lee talks to Olivia O'Leary\n\nFestival of Writing & Ideas\nOrganiser of Defecting from North Korea: Hyeonseo Lee talks to Olivia O'Leary \n \n\n  \nThis year's Festival of Writing & Ideas will take place June 10th – 12th 2016. \nNow in its fifth year\, the festival promises to bring together some of the most intriguing international minds – novelists\, journalists\, film-makers\, poets\, theatre directors\, war correspondents\, biographers\, artists and political commentators – for a weekend of stimulating dialogue and discussion.  \nThis year's line-up includes Kate Tempest\, Martin Amis\, Chrissie Hynde\, John Banville\, Rory Stewart\,  Sara Baume\, Loyd Grossman\, Lia Mills\, Simon Callow\, Deborah Levy\, William Dalrymple\, Bruce Robinson\, Janine di Giovanni\, Viv Albertine\, Hyeonseo Lee\, Harry Parker\, Stephen Frears\, Rob Penn\, Sinéad Gleeson\, Kamila Shamsie\, Lucy Caldwell\, Georgina Harding\, Giles Duley\, Thomas Morris\, Sophie Gorman\, Rob Doyle\, Gavin Corbett\, Danielle McLaughlin\, Cait O'Riordan. With many more still to be announced. \n“Borris is one of the friendliest\, most stimulating literary festivals in the world.” – Ian McEwan \n“Borris manages to retain all the charm of a smaller gathering where people are here because they fancy it\, not because they are selling a book.” – Mariella Frostrup  \n“I have had the best audiences I have ever talked to\, at full capacity\, and afterwards signed and sold a gratifying number of my books\, to people who knew exactly why they were there and what they were about.” – Roy Foster \nFor further information visit www.festivalofwritingandideas.com and to view a video of the 2015 festival click here. \ninfo@festivalofwritingandideas.com \n \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/defecting-from-north-korea-hyeonseo-lee-talks-to-olivia-oleary/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160604T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132456Z UID:712406-1465048800-1465059600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korean Human Rights Symposium DESCRIPTION:North Korean Human Rights Symposium\n \n\n\nBy: The International Association of Youth\n \n \n  \nIn 1989\, the prospect of freedom propelled protests and the eventual destruction of the Berlin Wall. The watershed event freed East Berliners from the oppressive rule of the USSR’s communist regime and began their future as part of a powerful democratic nation. \n            In 2016\, history seems to be repeating itself. Similar to Germany in 1989\, Korea is divided into two nations: the North and the South. The South is free and flourishing under democracy while the totalitarian North is home to famine\, oppression and human rights violations. To make matters worse\, North Koreans are unable find hope amidst oppression\, because there is nothing pushing them to fight for their liberties. However\, we can learn from history to change their outlook. \n            The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is collecting USB drives for its “Flash Drives for Freedom” initiative. Its goal is to disseminate USB drives with Western movies and information into North Korea to allow its people to see what freedom looks like\, motivating them to fight for it at home. There will also be presentations on North Korean human rights by Alex Gladstein\, Chief Strategy Officer of HRF\, and Jieun Baek\, a Harvard graduate and expert on using information to change North Korea. To sponsor HRF’s event\, the International Association of Youth (IAY) will be holding a movie screening on North Korea. \n            Admission is free. All you have to do is bring empty USB flash drives and your willingness to learn about and act upon an issue that could end up changing history. Just as in East Berlin\, a vision of liberty can help the North Koreans escape tyranny. Please support our event\, donate a USB drive and help write North Korea’s future. \n  \nAgenda: \n\n\nPresentations by:  – Alex Gladstein\, HRF Chief Strategy Officer  – Jieun Baek\, North Korea Specialist \n\n\nNorth Korea Documentary \n\n\nFlash Drives for Freedom URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-human-rights-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160602T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160602T193000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132454Z UID:712403-1464888600-1464895800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Progress in US-Korea Relations DESCRIPTION:The Korea Society will host Professor David Kang to discuss this topic. \n\nIn the wake of recent security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and in advance of the US Presidential elections\, USC Korean Studies Institute director and noted professor David Kang discusses the progress\, pitfalls\, and potential in US-ROK relations. Moderated by the Society’s Stephen Noerper and co-hosted by the Global Society of Korea. \n\nIn the wake of recent security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and in advance of the US Presidential elections\, USC Korean Studies Institute director and noted professor David Kang discusses the progress\, pitfalls\, and potential in US-ROK relations. Moderated by the Society’s Stephen Noerper and co-hosted by the Global Society of Korea.   \n   \nProgress in US-Korea Relations   \n David Kang          USC Korean Studies Institute Director \nIn conversation with Stephen Noerper\, Senior Director for Policy and Corporate Programs at The Korea Society \n  \nMember Tickets: $10 \nNon-Member Tickets: $20 \nExplorer\, YPN and above attend this program for FREE with RSVP \n  \n5:30 PM | Arrivals & Registration  6:00 PM | Discussion \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Nikita Desai or (212) 759-7525\, ext. 355. \n \n\n  \n  \n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n\n\n  \nDavid C. Kang researches business and politics of East Asia\, with an emphasis on Korea\, China\, and the Philippines. Kang’s latest book is East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute (Columbia University Press\, 2010). Kang has published numerous scholarly articles in journals such as International Organization and International Security\, and published opinion pieces in the New York Times\, Financial Times\, and Washington Post. He is regularly appears on media such as NPR\, CBS News\, and CNN\, and BBC. Kang received an A.B. with honors from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from Berkeley. \n  \n\nStephen Noerper (moderator) serves as the Korea Society senior director for policy and is an adjunct fellow with Pacific Forum CSIS. He previously served as a fellow at the EastWest Institute and professor of international relations at NYU. Dr. Noerper also taught at American University\, Waseda University and the National University of Mongolia\, where he was a Fulbright senior scholar. He was an Intellibridge vice president and US State Department analyst. Noerper served prior as a professor at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies and Washington representative for the Nautilus Institute. He was a fellow at the East-West Center\, ROK IFANS and Murrow Center. He publishes widely and appears in major media\, to include CNN\, Bloomberg\, and BBC. He is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and London School of Economics. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/progress-in-us-korea-relations/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160529T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160529T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132457Z UID:712408-1464530400-1464539400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Rooted in Motion Workshop: Liberty in North Korea | Ft. Jason Kim + Caiti McDonald/Julia Yang DESCRIPTION:The Rooted in Motion workshop series is a benefit experience that hosts Chicago's top choreographers for causes that make a difference in a variety of communities. Each month Rooted in Motion raises funds towards an organization to help support it financially and raise it's awareness to the general public. This month we are teaming up with Ascension Performing Arts! Ascension Performing Arts aims to inspire others to create with intention. They do this through community outreach\, spiritual development sessions and a professional performing arts company.  Our cause of the month is the Liberty in North Korea LiNK is an underground railroad for refugees who escape from North Korea. Their mission is to raise awareness for the human rights crisis happening in North Korea and to raise funds for those escaping through the railroad by providing them with school\, housing\, and work.  We hope that you can consider spending 3 hours with us this 29th of May\, not only to enjoy phenomenal choreography\, but to assist us in our mission! Our suggested donation: Class one – Jason Kim – $10 Class two – Caiti McDonald+Julia Yang – $10 Both Classes – $15   \nIf interested in supporting or contributing to Rooted in Motion\, please inquire with Rooted in Motion through Facebook or email us at info@rootedinmotion.org! URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/rooted-in-motion-workshop-liberty-in-north-korea-ft-jason-kim-caiti-mcdonald-julia-yang/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T000000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132442Z UID:712387-1464255000-1464220800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:GULAG\, INC.: The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) â€‹cordially invites you to the launch of our new report:  ​                               GULAG\, INC. \nThe Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries by Kim Kwang-jin \n Thursday\, May 26\, 2016 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. \nThe National Press Club ​Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th Floor Washington\, DC 20045\n \n\n \nPresenter:\nKim Kwang-jin Author\, Gulag\, Inc.: The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries \n Discussants:  David Asher Adjunct Senior Fellow\, Center for New American Security\n \nRoberta Cohen\nCo-chair Emeritus\, HRNK\nNon-Resident Senior Fellow\, Brookings Institution \n William Newcomb Visiting Scholar\, U.S.-Korea Institute\, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies \n Moderator:  Greg Scarlatoiu Executive Director\, HRNK\n  \n  \nAbout the Author\n\nAs non-resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, Mr. Kim Kwang-jin is an invaluable experienced resource shedding light into the darkest corners of the North Korean regime‘s secret and illegal international financial operations. His revelations have saved re-insurance companies tens of millions of dollars and brought an end to an important method the corrupt regime purloined from foreign sources the funds it needed to maintain its internal oppression. \nIn September 2003\, Kim Kwang-jin and his family rushed to an airport in Southeast Asia to fly to freedom in Seoul\, South Korea. Months earlier\, Mr. Kim lived a privileged life working for the government’s overseas banking operations in Singapore. Then\, Mr. Kim fell out of favor after he was suspected of leaking information about the regime to foreign nationals. Before being summoned back to North Korea to face severe punishment\, Kim made the decision to defect with his family. During his banking career\, Mr. Kim helped earn millions of dollars for what he calls North Korea's “Royal Court Economy\,” i.e.\, the enterprises and often illegal schemes that financially supported the country’s totalitarian regime. \nSince arriving in South Korea\, Mr. Kim has served as an analyst at the ROK Institute for National Security Strategy.  A household name on TV and radio programs addressing North Korea\, he has worked as a consultant for the ROK Unification Ministry as well as media organizations including KBS\, MBC\, and RFA. He is a standing member of the ROK National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). His educational background includes completion of Ph.D. course work and an MBA in Finance and Insurance from Kookmin University (Seoul\, 2014\, 2012)\, a Master’s in Economics/IT of North Korea at the University of North Korean Studies (Seoul\, 2008)\, and a BA in British Literature from Kim Il Sung University (Pyongyang\, 1989). Working for the North Korean regime\, Mr. Kim served as Singapore Representative of North East Asia Bank (2002-2003); an agent of the Korean Foreign Insurance Company and North East Asia Bank\, Pyongyang\, (1998-2002)\, and Professor of the Pyongyang Computer College (1991-1997).  He has published numerous papers and articles on the North Korean economy and the current power transition in North Korea\, including: “Gulag\, Inc.—The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea’s Export Industries” (upcoming HRNK publication); – “After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection?” (HRNK\, 2009\, 2011); “Financial Institutions in North Korea and Their Role”(2016); “North Korea's Provocations after Presidential Elections in South Korea”(2012); “On KWP's Role and Its Prospect in Power Transition to Kim Jong-eun” (2011); “The Defector's Tale\, Inside North Korea's Secret Economy”\, World Affairs Journal (2011); “Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy and Destruction of the People’s Economy” (2008); “The Change of North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System and its Increasing Dependence on Foreign Currency” (2008); “The Dollarization of North Korea Economy and Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy” (2007); “The Korea Foreign Trade Bank and North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System” (2007); and “The US Financial Sanctions Regime on North Korea and Its Prospect” (2006) \n \n \nRSVP\nSpace is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by Monday\, May 23\, 2016.  ​Reports Complimentary copies of the report will be available by the registration table.  Press The event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and if you plan to bring equipment. A mult box will be available for use.  ​ Refreshments Beverages and pastries will be available prior to the event.  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.  Map  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/gulag-inc-the-use-of-forced-labor-in-north-koreas-export-industries-2/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-4_29_22-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T110000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125049Z UID:712063-1464255000-1464260400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:GULAG\, INC.: The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries DESCRIPTION:The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) ​cordially invites you to the launch of our new report:  ​        GULAG\, INC. \nThe Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries by Kim Kwang-jin \n Thursday\, May 26\, 2016 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. \nThe National Press Club ​Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th Floor Washington\, DC 20045\n \n\n \nPresenter:\nKim Kwang-jin Author\, Gulag\, Inc.: The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea's Export Industries \n Discussants:  David Asher Adjunct Senior Fellow\, Center for New American Security\n \nRoberta Cohen\nCo-chair Emeritus\, HRNK\nNon-Resident Senior Fellow\, Brookings Institution \n William Newcomb Visiting Scholar\, U.S.-Korea Institute\, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies \n Moderator:  Greg Scarlatoiu Executive Director\, HRNK\n  \n  \nAbout the Author\n\nAs non-resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea\, Mr. Kim Kwang-jin is an invaluable experienced resource shedding light into the darkest corners of the North Korean regime‘s secret and illegal international financial operations. His revelations have saved re-insurance companies tens of millions of dollars and brought an end to an important method the corrupt regime purloined from foreign sources the funds it needed to maintain its internal oppression. \nIn September 2003\, Kim Kwang-jin and his family rushed to an airport in Southeast Asia to fly to freedom in Seoul\, South Korea. Months earlier\, Mr. Kim lived a privileged life working for the government’s overseas banking operations in Singapore. Then\, Mr. Kim fell out of favor after he was suspected of leaking information about the regime to foreign nationals. Before being summoned back to North Korea to face severe punishment\, Kim made the decision to defect with his family. During his banking career\, Mr. Kim helped earn millions of dollars for what he calls North Korea's “Royal Court Economy\,” i.e.\, the enterprises and often illegal schemes that financially supported the country’s totalitarian regime. \nSince arriving in South Korea\, Mr. Kim has served as an analyst at the ROK Institute for National Security Strategy.  A household name on TV and radio programs addressing North Korea\, he has worked as a consultant for the ROK Unification Ministry as well as media organizations including KBS\, MBC\, and RFA. He is a standing member of the ROK National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). His educational background includes completion of Ph.D. course work and an MBA in Finance and Insurance from Kookmin University (Seoul\, 2014\, 2012)\, a Master’s in Economics/IT of North Korea at the University of North Korean Studies (Seoul\, 2008)\, and a BA in British Literature from Kim Il Sung University (Pyongyang\, 1989). Working for the North Korean regime\, Mr. Kim served as Singapore Representative of North East Asia Bank (2002-2003); an agent of the Korean Foreign Insurance Company and North East Asia Bank\, Pyongyang\, (1998-2002)\, and Professor of the Pyongyang Computer College (1991-1997).  He has published numerous papers and articles on the North Korean economy and the current power transition in North Korea\, including: “Gulag\, Inc.—The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea’s Export Industries” (upcoming HRNK publication); – “After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection?” (HRNK\, 2009\, 2011); “Financial Institutions in North Korea and Their Role”(2016); “North Korea's Provocations after Presidential Elections in South Korea”(2012); “On KWP's Role and Its Prospect in Power Transition to Kim Jong-eun” (2011); “The Defector's Tale\, Inside North Korea's Secret Economy”\, World Affairs Journal (2011); “Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy and Destruction of the People’s Economy” (2008); “The Change of North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System and its Increasing Dependence on Foreign Currency” (2008); “The Dollarization of North Korea Economy and Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy” (2007); “The Korea Foreign Trade Bank and North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System” (2007); and “The US Financial Sanctions Regime on North Korea and Its Prospect” (2006) \n \n \nRSVP\nSpace is limited. Please RSVP to Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs\, at rosapark@hrnk.org by Monday\, May 23\, 2016.  ​Reports Complimentary copies of the report will be available by the registration table.  Press The event will be on the record. Please indicate in your RSVP if you are press and if you plan to bring equipment. A mult box will be available for use.  ​ Refreshments Beverages and pastries will be available prior to the event.  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.  Map  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/gulag-inc-the-use-of-forced-labor-in-north-koreas-export-industries/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-4_12_27-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132455Z UID:712405-1464201000-1464210000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club: The Kim Jong-un Regime after the 7th Korean Worker's Party Congress DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe Kim Jong-un Regime after the \n7th Korean Worker's Party Congress \n  \nWednesday | May 25\, 2016 \n6:30 pm – 9:00 pm \n  \nGuest Speaker:  \n  \nKim Kwang-jin \nNon-Resident Fellow \nCommittee for Human Rights in North Korea \n  \nLocation:  \n  \nWoo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant \n8240 Leesburg Pike \nVienna\, VA 22182 \n  \n \n \n \n\nDear Colleague: You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday\, May 25\, 2016. The event will feature Mr. Kim Kwang-jin. \nReception 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. \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n  \n—– \n Kim Kwang-jin is a non-resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). Mr. Kim Kwang-jin is an invaluable experienced resource shedding light into the darkest corners of the North Korean regime‘s secret and illegal international financial operations. His revelations have saved re-insurance companies tens of millions of dollars and brought an end to an important method the corrupt regime purloined from foreign sources the funds it needed to maintain its internal oppression. In September 2003\, Kim Kwang-jin and his family rushed to an airport in Southeast Asia to fly to freedom in Seoul\, South Korea. Months earlier\, Mr. Kim lived a privileged life working for the government’s overseas banking operations in Singapore. Then\, Mr. Kim fell out of favor after he was suspected of leaking information about the regime to foreign nationals. Before being summoned back to North Korea to face severe punishment\, Kim made the decision to defect with his family. During his banking career\, Mr. Kim helped earn millions of dollars for what he calls North Korea's “Royal Court Economy\,” i.e.\, the enterprises and often illegal schemes that financially supported the country’s totalitarian regime. ​ Since arriving in South Korea\, Mr. Kim has served as an analyst at the ROK Institute for National Security Strategy.  A household name on TV and radio programs addressing North Korea\, he has worked as a consultant for the ROK Unification Ministry as well as media organizations including KBS\, MBC\, and RFA. He is a standing member of the ROK National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). His educational background includes completion of Ph.D. course work and an MBA in Finance and Insurance from Kookmin University (Seoul\, 2014\, 2012)\, a Master’s in Economics/IT of North Korea at the University of North Korean Studies (Seoul\, 2008)\, and a BA in British Literature from Kim Il Sung University (Pyongyang\, 1989). Working for the North Korean regime\, Mr. Kim served as Singapore Representative of North East Asia Bank (2002-2003); an agent of the Korean Foreign Insurance Company and North East Asia Bank\, Pyongyang\, (1998-2002)\, and Professor of the Pyongyang Computer College (1991-1997).  He has published numerous papers and articles on the North Korean economy and the current power transition in North Korea\, including: “Gulag\, Inc.—The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea’s Export Industries” (upcoming HRNK publication); – “After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection?” (HRNK\, 2009\, 2011); “Financial Institutions in North Korea and Their Role”(2016); “North Korea's Provocations after Presidential Elections in South Korea”(2012); “On KWP's Role and Its Prospect in Power Transition to Kim Jong-eun” (2011); “The Defector's Tale\, Inside North Korea's Secret Economy”\, World Affairs Journal (2011); “Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy and Destruction of the People’s Economy” (2008); “The Change of North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System and its Increasing Dependence on Foreign Currency” (2008); “The Dollarization of North Korea Economy and Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy” (2007); “The Korea Foreign Trade Bank and North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System” (2007); and “The US Financial Sanctions Regime on North Korea and Its Prospect” (2006)   \n—– \n  \nWOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \nThe 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 Korea Club 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  \nFOR DRIVERS \nWoo 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 \nSilver 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  \nKorea Club Directors \n                   Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI                        (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-the-kim-jong-un-regime-after-the-7th-korean-workers-party-congress/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/f1d8b9fd-ba8a-4d67-a23e-4f5b963c0b92.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T125036Z UID:712030-1464201000-1464210000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Korea Club with Kim Kwang-jin DESCRIPTION:  \n  Korea Club with Kim Kwang-jin Wednesday | May 25\, 2016 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm\n  The Kim Jong-un Regime After the 7th KWP Congress Guest Speaker: Kim Kwang-jin Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike Vienna\, VA 22182\n  \nDear Colleague: \n You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday\, May 25\, 2016. The event will feature Mr. Kim Kwang-jin who will give a presentation entitled “The Kim Jongun Regime After the 7th Korean Workers' Party (KWP) Congress.” \n Kim Kwang-jin is a non-resident fellow at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). Mr. Kim Kwang-jin is an invaluable experienced resource shedding light into the darkest corners of the North Korean regime‘s secret and illegal international financial operations. His revelations have saved re-insurance companies tens of millions of dollars and brought an end to an important method the corrupt regime purloined from foreign sources the funds it needed to maintain its internal oppression. \n In September 2003\, Kim Kwang-jin and his family rushed to an airport in Southeast Asia to fly to freedom in Seoul\, South Korea. Months earlier\, Mr. Kim lived a privileged life working for the government’s overseas banking operations in Singapore. Then\, Mr. Kim fell out of favor after he was suspected of leaking information about the regime to foreign nationals. Before being summoned back to North Korea to face severe punishment\, Kim made the decision to defect with his family. During his banking career\, Mr. Kim helped earn millions of dollars for what he calls North Korea's “Royal Court Economy\,” i.e.\, the enterprises and often illegal schemes that financially supported the country’s totalitarian regime. ​ Since arriving in South Korea\, Mr. Kim has served as an analyst at the ROK Institute for National Security Strategy.  A household name on TV and radio programs addressing North Korea\, he has worked as a consultant for the ROK Unification Ministry as well as media organizations including KBS\, MBC\, and RFA. He is a standing member of the ROK National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC). His educational background includes completion of Ph.D. course work and an MBA in Finance and Insurance from Kookmin University (Seoul\, 2014\, 2012)\, a Master’s in Economics/IT of North Korea at the University of North Korean Studies (Seoul\, 2008)\, and a BA in British Literature from Kim Il Sung University (Pyongyang\, 1989). Working for the North Korean regime\, Mr. Kim served as Singapore Representative of North East Asia Bank (2002-2003); an agent of the Korean Foreign Insurance Company and North East Asia Bank\, Pyongyang\, (1998-2002)\, and Professor of the Pyongyang Computer College (1991-1997).  He has published numerous papers and articles on the North Korean economy and the current power transition in North Korea\, including: “Gulag\, Inc.—The Use of Forced Labor in North Korea’s Export Industries” (upcoming HRNK publication); – “After Kim Jong-il: Can We Hope for Better Human Rights Protection?” (HRNK\, 2009\, 2011); “Financial Institutions in North Korea and Their Role”(2016); “North Korea's Provocations after Presidential Elections in South Korea”(2012); “On KWP's Role and Its Prospect in Power Transition to Kim Jong-eun” (2011); “The Defector's Tale\, Inside North Korea's Secret Economy”\, World Affairs Journal (2011); “Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy and Destruction of the People’s Economy” (2008); “The Change of North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System and its Increasing Dependence on Foreign Currency” (2008); “The Dollarization of North Korea Economy and Kim Jong Il’s Royal Court Economy” (2007); “The Korea Foreign Trade Bank and North Korea’s Foreign Exchange Control System” (2007); and “The US Financial Sanctions Regime on North Korea and Its Prospect” (2006).   \nPROGRAM DETAILS \nReception 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. \nRSVP is required for this program. Seating is limited. To register for this program or for further questions\, please e-mail your confirmation to Sang Kim\, Director of Public Affairs\, at sk@keia.org. \n WOO LAE OAK RESTAURANT IN TYSONS CORNER \nThe 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 Korea Club 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  \nFOR DRIVERS \nWoo 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 \nSilver 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  \nKorea Club Directors \n                   Jim Kelman                            Greg Scarlatoiu                  Sang Kim Meridian International Center                HRNK                               KEI   \n                     (703) 568-6987                          (202) 499-7973                 (202) 464-1985 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/korea-club-with-kim-kwang-jin/ CATEGORIES:Events,HRNK Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2016-05-20-at-2_46_41-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132453Z UID:712402-1464186600-1464193800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Fault Lines in a Rising Asia DESCRIPTION:In his new release\, Fault Lines in a Rising Asia\, ambassador\, scholar\, and analyst Chung Min Lee addresses the downsides of Asia’s rise and the conventional narrative that surrounds it. Speaking at The Korea Society\, Dr. Lee examines Asia's economic ascent in contrast with the dangerous\, diverse and divisive security challenges that persist. \n\n\nChung Min Lee          Nonresident Senior Associate\, Asia Program\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace \n  \nMember Tickets: $10 \nNon-Member Tickets: $20 \nExplorer\, YPN and above attend this program for FREE with RSVP \n  \n2:30 PM | Arrivals & Registration  3:00 PM | Discussion \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Nikita Desai or (212) 759-7525\, ext. 355. \n \n\n  \n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n\n\n  \nChung Min Lee is a nonresident senior associate in Carnegie’s Asia Program. He works on security issues in Northeast Asia\, including strategic developments on the Korean peninsula. \nLee is also a professor of international relations at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and was appointed by South Korean President Park Geun-hye as ambassador for national security affairs in June 2013. Lee served as dean of the GSIS from 2008 to 2012 and Yonsei’s Underwood International College from 2010 to 2012. He also served as ambassador for international security affairs from 2010 to 2011 and as a member of the president’s foreign policy advisory council from 2009 to 2011. \nLee has taught at the Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo\, the University of Sydney\, Murdoch University\, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He was a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation from 1995 to 1998 and a visiting research fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo from 1994 to 1995. Prior to that\, Lee served as a research fellow at Yonsei’s Institute of East and West Studies\, the Sejong Institute in Seoul\, and the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. \nHe has written extensively on Asian and Korean security issues and is the author of an upcoming book on Asia’s strategic fault lines that explores the implications of political and military developments in the region. His current research is focused on examining how China’s key neighbors such as Russia\, India\, Vietnam\, the two Koreas\, and Japan are responding to China’s rise. In addition\, he is also working on assessing declassified intelligence estimates on the Pakistani\, North Korean\, and Iranian nuclear programs. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/fault-lines-in-a-rising-asia/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160524T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160524T194500 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132444Z UID:712391-1464111900-1464119100@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Koreans in South Korea: Issues of adaptation and resettlement - Linacre Seminars Trinity 2016 DESCRIPTION:Linacre Seminars Trinity 2016\n\nTuesday 24th May 2016\n17:45\n\nLocation: \n Tanner Room \n\nHideDetails\n\n\nJenny Hough\, DPhil Student in Anthropology \nNorth Koreans in South Korea: Issues of adaptation and resettlement \nAngelika Adensamer\, MSc student in Criminology and Criminal Justice \nHow to talk about female sex offenders? A gendered discourse and feminist strategies \n \n\nContact e-mail: \n seminars@linacre.ox.ac.uk\n \n\n– See more at: http://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/about/events/linacre-seminars-trinity-2016-1#sthash.WUU0Ahyx.dpuf URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreans-in-south-korea-issues-of-adaptation-and-resettlement-linacre-seminars-trinity-2016/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160523T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160523T153000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132453Z UID:712398-1464012000-1464017400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea's Seventh Party Congress and its Implications DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nJoin the Hyundai Motor–Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy\, the National Committee on North Korea\, and the Korea Society for a discussion of North Korea's recent Seventh Party Congress and its implications. Panelists will assess the event's implications for North Korea's ruling institutions and personnel\, discuss what it might portend for Pyongyang's domestic policies and external relations\, and look at the Party Congress in its historical context. Held for the first time since 1980\, North Korea's Party Congress invoked symbols of continuity with both the country's recent policies and its earlier practices under Kim Il Sung.  \nPanelists \n\nJames F. Person\, Coordinator\, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy\, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\nChad O'Carroll\, Founder and Chief Correspondent\, NK News\nMichael Madden\, Visiting Scholar\, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS; Founder and Editor\, North Korea Leadership Watch\n\n  \nModerated by \n\nDr. Alexandre Mansourov\, Adjunct Professor of Korean Studies\, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS\n\n  \n \n  \n \n \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nJames Person\n Deputy Director\, History and Public Policy Program;\n\nChad O'Carroll\n Founder of NK News\n\nMichael Madden\n Visiting Scholar\, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS; Founder and Editor\, North Korea Leadership Watch\n\nAlexandre Mansourov\n Adjunct Professor of Korean Studies\, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS\n\n \n RSVP FOR THIS EVENT\n– See more at: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/north-koreas-7th-party-congress-and-its-implications#sthash.Q0P6EZDs.dpuf URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-koreas-seventh-party-congress-and-its-implications/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/18457363298_3ac27e78fb_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160523T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T000000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132341Z UID:712309-1463961600-1464134400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum DESCRIPTION:The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is a thriving global community of people who share the common vision of making the world a more peaceful\, prosperous\, and freer place. The eighth annual forum will unite dissidents\, activists\, artists\, journalists\, and changemakers in Oslo on May 23-25\, 2016.  \nA diverse group of people will meet for three days of workshops\, debates\, and art exhibits for an event the BBC calls a “Davos for dissidents.” The 2016 speakers will join a prestigious community of 215 speakers from 87 countries who have given talks in 21 languages. Check back for updates on the 2016 speakers and themes. To explore past talks\, please visit OFF's online library. \nFollow us on Twitter at @OsloFF for more updates.  \nAttending Speakers\n\nRoya Mahboob\nEmin Milli\nRosa María Payá\nWole Soyinka\nOmar Sharif Jr.\nNguyen Van Hai\nThulani Maseko\nRaed Fares\nAminatou Haidar\nJung Gwang Il\nVivek Maru\nYevgenia Albats\nAnastasia Lin\nShui-Meng Ng URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-2016-oslo-freedom-forum/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160522T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160522T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132444Z UID:712392-1463934600-1463947200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Human Rights Watch's Screening and Discussion of I Am Sun Mu DESCRIPTION:Tickets must be purchased at the following link: http://hrwsunmu.bpt.me/ \n4:30pm: Doors open; Meet & Greet with Human Rights Watch's Asia Policy Director \n5:30pm: Film Screening\, followed by panel discussion  \n7:30pm: Reception with drinks and Kogi Food Truck \n “A good student who wanted only to serve the Great Leader\, Sun Mu has seen the authoritarian society from both sides. The film is evidence of his courage as well as the limits to his hard-won freedom\, and sheds a sharp light on the lengths to which tyranny will go in order to maintain its monolithic facade.” – Sheri Linden\, The Hollywood Reporter  \n Since fleeing his native North Korea to defect to the south\, the artist Sun Mu has worked under a defiant alias meaning “no boundaries” to criticize the repressive regime of Kim Jong-un. A former propaganda artist\, Sun Mu subverts familiar images that once glorified the Supreme Leader into satirical political pop art. Offered an unlikely solo exhibition in China\, the anonymous artist prepares his show undercover\, risking his freedom and safety to expose the truth through art.  \n All guests are invited to attend a drinks and food reception with the panelists following the screening and panel discussion with KPCC's John Horn\, HRW's John Sifton\, Mariana Blanco\, Producer\, and Ryan Wehner\, Director of Animation. \n This event is the Film Club Annual Fundraiser. Proceeds will support the work of Human Rights Watch and its Asia Division\, Women's Rights Division and Student Task Force. \nLearn more at HRW.org/los-angeles. \n \n \n \n\nWHEN\nSunday\, May 22\, 2016 from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT) – Add to Calendar\nWHERE\nAero Theatre – 1328 Montana Avenue\, Santa Monica\, CA 90403 – View Map URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/human-rights-watchs-screening-and-discussion-of-i-am-sun-mu/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160521T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132436Z UID:712374-1463821200-1463850000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Global Leadership Conference_Korea Peninsula DESCRIPTION:[2016 HBAI Global Leadership Conference ã…¡Korea Peninsula]\n\n  \n  \n   The HBAI(Hugmisson\, Become An Influencer) proudly presents 2016 Global Leadership Conference to provide new perspectives and world views to help young people to become global leaders in solving current international issues.   \n  \n   For this conference\, we have invited Sang-hun KIM\, a former UN official\, a South Korean Human Rights Activist since 1970's and an “Asian Hero” as designed by Time magazine in 2003. \n  \n   Mr. Kim will share with us his experience of helping North Koreans for almost 20 years and lessons learned\, in general\, and the mistakes we made and new strategy\, in particular.  \n  \n  \nAbout the Speaker\n\n \nSang-Hun KIM (cur. North Korea Human Rights Activist) \nInvolvement:  U.N. World Food Program / U.N. Development Program on duty \n                         “Asian Heroes 2003” by Time magazine           \n                          Chairperson of NKDB(Database Center for North Korean Human Rights) \n                          Representative of the 3rd way of NK \n  \n  \nAgenda\n\n \nLecture1_KOREA Yesterday\, Today\, and Tomorrow \nA testimony of a champion protecting equality\, freedom\, and human-rights across the world \n  \nLecture2_Change PYEONG-YANG\, Change the World \nRealistic discussion on a new perspective without bias or distortion to North Korea issues \n  \n  \nDate\n\n \nMay 21st (Sat)  9:00am~5:00pm \n  \n  \nAddress\n\n \n7 Broad Ave. Palisades Park\, NJ\, Pine Plaza\, Korea Press Center (2F/208) \n*Offer a ride from George Washington Bridge(Fort Lee) to Pine plaza(Conference place) \n  \n  \nSpeakers\n\n \nSang-Hun KIM (cur. North Korea Human Rights Activist) \nPaul LEE (cur. President of HUG MISSION) \n  \n  \nHosted by\n\n  \nHBAI (Hugmission\, Become An Influencer) \n  \n  \nAdmission Fee (Breakfast & Lunch included)\n\n \nEarly bird (Online) $22 / Front Desk (On spot) $30 \n  \n  \nApply\n\n  \nStep1_ RSVP  \nwww.hbai2016.eventbrite.com \n  \nStep2_ Fill out the application form  \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bDXjeuz5MibeYcBGeNOWclO9AWU2OXWQzIX0NNISg_4/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link \n \nContact\n\n  \nhbaimission@gmail.com \n  \n  \n  \n \n \nRead more\n \n\nWHEN\nSaturday\, May 21\, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar\nWHERE\n7 Broad Avenue – Pine Plaza building 2nd Floor. Korea Press Center (208)\, Palisades Park\, NJ 07650 – View Map URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/global-leadership-conference_korea-peninsula/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hbaigloballeadershipconferencefinal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160520T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160520T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132432Z UID:712367-1463743800-1463747400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Yeonmi Park: Escaping North Korea DESCRIPTION:North Korean defector Yeonmi Park grew up thinking it was normal to see dead bodies as you walked to school and to be so hungry you ate wild plants. Her searing memoir In Order to Live describes her family’s escape into the hands of Chinese people traffickers and eventually to perilous freedom. Don’t miss Suzanne Leal’s interview with this extraordinary woman about her struggle to be free. \n\n\n\n\nYeonmi Park (International)\nHuman rights activist and North Korean defector Yeonmi Park is fast becoming the face and voice of her oppressed people\, as well as an inspiration for freedom-loving individuals throughout the world. In the fall of 2014 she was a featured speaker at the Oslo Freedom Forum and The One Young World Summit in Dublin\, where her passionate\, deeply personal speech about the brutality of the North Korean regime became an international phenomenon. Since then\, she’s been named one of the Top 100 Global Women by the BBC and profiled in numerous media outlets. Yeonmi’s memoir\, In Order To Live\, was published by Penguin in 2015.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/yeonmi-park-escaping-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T173000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132433Z UID:712369-1463682600-1463679000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Yeonmi Park: The Young North Korean Defector Changing the World DESCRIPTION:Yeonmi Park: The Young North Korean Defector Changing the World \nHuman rights activist Yeonmi Park comes to UNSW to share her extraordinary story of survival and escape. Now a university student\, Yeonmi joins us to inspire a new generation of young world changers. \n  \nYeonmi Park (International)\nHuman rights activist and North Korean defector Yeonmi Park is fast becoming the face and voice of her oppressed people\, as well as an inspiration for freedom-loving individuals throughout the world. In the fall of 2014 she was a featured speaker at the Oslo Freedom Forum and The One Young World Summit in Dublin\, where her passionate\, deeply personal speech about the brutality of the North Korean regime became an international phenomenon. Since then\, she’s been named one of the Top 100 Global Women by the BBC and profiled in numerous media outlets. Yeonmi’s memoir\, In Order To Live\, was published by Penguin in 2015.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/yeonmi-park-the-young-north-korean-defector-changing-the-world/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T183000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132454Z UID:712404-1463677200-1463682600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:APPG Event: Breaking North Korea's Information Blockade DESCRIPTION:On May 19th\, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea will host an event in partnership with No Chain\, titled Breaking North Korea’s Information Blockade. \n\n17:00-18:30\, Committee Room 17\, the Houses of Parliament\n\nWe will hear from North Korean exile\, Jung Gwang Il\, who will talk about his organisation’s role in smuggling information into North Korea and the methods that North Koreans use to access foreign media. \nFormerly a regional manager of a North Korean trading company\, Jung Gwang Il was suspected of spying for South Korea and arrested by North Korea’s Ministry of State Security in 1999. Detained in Hoeryong prison camp\, Jung was beaten and tortured\, living without his teeth – all of which were broken by prison guards – for four years. After forcing a confession and without trial\, Jung was sent to the infamous Yodok concentration camp. Witnessing torture\, starvation\, and innumerable deaths\, Jung was released on 12th April 2003 and escaped to China on the 30th April. One year later\, Jung arrived in South Korea and now advocates for the rights of North Koreans. \nThe event will take place at 17:00-18:30 in Committee Room 17\, the Houses of Parliament. \nAttendance is free and open to the public. The Houses of Parliament can be accessed via the Cromwell Green visitor entrance. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/appg-event-breaking-north-koreas-information-blockade/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132432Z UID:712368-1463657400-1463661000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Writers in Danger - Park Yeon-mi DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nWriters in Danger\nWriters and artists are especially vulnerable to censorship\, harassment\, imprisonment and even death\, because of what they do. They represent the liberating gift of the human imagination and give voice to thoughts\, ideas\, debate and critique\, disseminated to a wide audience. They also tend to be the first to speak out and resist when free speech is threatened. Julian Burnside QC speaks to a panel of writers who are all too familiar with the fight for free expression\, including Xu Zhiyuan\, described by artist Ai Weiwei as ‘the most important Chinese intellectual of his generation’\, Indian authors Samanth Subramanian (This Divided Island) and Deepti Kapoor (A Bad Character)\, and North Korean dissident Yeonmi Park (In Order to Live). Introduced by ICORN ambassador Anna Funder. \n\n\n\n\nYeonmi Park (International)\nHuman rights activist and North Korean defector Yeonmi Park is fast becoming the face and voice of her oppressed people\, as well as an inspiration for freedom-loving individuals throughout the world. In the fall of 2014 she was a featured speaker at the Oslo Freedom Forum and The One Young World Summit in Dublin\, where her passionate\, deeply personal speech about the brutality of the North Korean regime became an international phenomenon. Since then\, she’s been named one of the Top 100 Global Women by the BBC and profiled in numerous media outlets. Yeonmi’s memoir\, In Order To Live\, was published by Penguin in 2015.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/writers-in-danger-park-yeon-mi/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160517T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160517T193000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132436Z UID:712373-1463508000-1463513400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Threats and Opportunities on the Korean Peninsula DESCRIPTION:A number of students tickets are available. For more information\, please contactevents@cceia.org. \nSouth Korea has one of the world's largest economies\, a dynamic culture that sets trends all over the world\, and an increasingly important geopolitical presence on the world stage. But above the 39th parallel\, North Korea is as isolated\, oppressive\, and dangerous as ever.  \n Should the United States and its East Asian allies be worried about this new round of nuclear threats from Pyongyang? Are negotiations possible with Kim Jong-un? What's China's role? And what is the real political effect of the North Korean menace on Seoul?  \n The Hon. Gheewhan Kim\, consul general for the Republic of Korea in New York\, will make opening remarks. He was previously minister for economic affairs at the Korean Embassy in Washington\, DC\, and\, among many other posts\, was director for supporting North Korean refugees at the Ministry of National Unification. \n Scott A. Snyder is senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was previously a senior associate in the international relations program of The Asia Foundation\, where he founded and directed the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy.  \n Sue Mi Terry is BowerGroupAsia's managing director for Korea. She was formerly senior research scholar at Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute and has also worked at the National Intelligence Council\, the National Security Council\, and the CIA. \nJoanne Myers\, director of Public Affairs Programs\, will moderate this discussion. \nPHOTO CREDIT: CIA World Factbook \n \nHave questions about Threats and Opportunities on the Korean Peninsula?Contact Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/threats-and-opportunities-on-the-korean-peninsula/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160517T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160517T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132439Z UID:712380-1463491800-1463502600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:ICAS Spring Symposium: The Korean Peninsula Issues and US National Security\, May 17\, 2016\, Washington DC DESCRIPTION:    The Honourable Barbara Comstock Member  United States Congress    address \nWhat the US Congress Can Do for Peace and Security in the Korean Peninsula: The North Korea Question\n   \nICAS Spring Symposium  Humanity\, Liberty\, Peace and Security  The Korean Peninsula Issues and US National Security\nMay 17\, 2016  130 pm – 530 pm \nHart Office Building room 216 (SH-216) \nUnited States Senate\n Capitol Hill\, Washington DC\n     \nOn-line Registration URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/icas-spring-symposium-the-korean-peninsula-issues-and-us-national-security-may-17-2016-washington-dc/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160516T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132452Z UID:712395-1463407200-1463416200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Enhancing the U.S.-Korea Security Alliance and Economic Partnership DESCRIPTION:Enhancing the U.S.-Korea Security Alliance \nand Economic Partnership \n  \nMonday\, May 16\, 2016 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm \n KEI Conference Facility  1800 K St NW | Suite 1010 Please note that due to construction our temporary entrance is on 18th Street. \n  \n\n\n \n \n \n\nWelcome by: \n Donald Manzullo President & CEO Korea Economic Institute of America \n David Pong Chairman Hanmi Club \n Opening Remarks: \n Ahn Ho-young Ambassador Republic of Korea \n James Goldgeier Dean\, School of International Service American University \n Hyun Oh-seok Chair Professor Korea National Diplomatic Academy Fmr. Minister of Strategy and Finance   \n\n\n  \nPanel 1: The U.S.-Korea Alliance and Changing Perspectives on How to Deal with North Korea \n Lee Sang-seok Vice Chairman Hankook Ilbo & Korea Times \n Kang Chan-ho Editorial Writer Joong-ang Ilbo \n James Miller President Adaptive Strategies\, LLC Former Undersecretary of Defense \n  \nPanel 2: The Next Steps in the U.S.-ROK Economic Relationship \n Matthew P. Goodman William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy Center for Strategic and International Studies   \nYang Young-eun Anchor KBS News \n Yoon Kyung-ho Editorial Writer Maekyung Daily \n  \n\n\n  \n Seating is limited. RSVPs are required. \nTo RSVP\, please click here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nDON'T MISS OUT! Sign up for upcoming KEI events and publications\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\nStay Connected\n\nTumblrRSS Feed\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/enhancing-the-u-s-korea-security-alliance-and-economic-partnership/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bring-kei-small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160513T131500 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132445Z UID:712394-1463140800-1463145300@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korea Policy: Why the Obama Administration is Right and the Critics are Wrong DESCRIPTION:North Korea Policy: Why the Obama Administration is Right and the Critics are Wrong\n \n\n\n  \n \n \n\nSpeaker(s)\n\n\n\nDavid Straub\, Associate Director\, Korea Program\n \n \n \n \n\nDate and Time\n\n\n\nMay 13\, 2016 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nAvailability\n RSVP\n\nRSVP required by 5PM May 11. \n \n \n \n\n\nLocation\nPhilippines Conference Room \nEncina Hall\, 3rd Floor \n616 Serra St \nStanford\, CA 94305 \n  \n  \n \n \n\nFSI Contact\n\n\nhjahn@stanford.edu \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nCritics of the Obama administration's North Korea policy charge flatly that it is a “failure.” They argue that “time is not on our side\,” sanctions are counterproductive\, and “strategic patience” means “doing nothing.” They assert that the Obama administration is unwilling to negotiate with North Korea unless it first gives up its nuclear weapons program\, that it is foolishly and fecklessly “outsourcing” its North Korea policy to Beijing while waiting for the North Korean regime to collapse\, and that\, out of incompetence or malevolence\, it has irresponsibly refused to respond to North Korean proposals\, such as for negotiations to replace the current armistice agreement with a peace treaty. David Straub\, associate director of Shorenstein APARC's Korea Program\, will explain why such criticisms are ill-founded and not constructive. He will outline the real-world parameters within which the Obama and previous U.S. administrations have formulated and implemented North Korea policy\, assess how the strategic situation on the Korean Peninsula is evolving\, and forecast how the next U.S. administration is likely to approach the North Korea problem.\n \nDavid Straub has been associate director of the Korea Program at The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center since 2008. In 2007-08\, he was the Pantech Fellow in the Korea Program at Shorenstein APARC. He retired from the U.S. Department of State in 2006 as a Senior Foreign Service Officer after a thirty-year career focused on Northeast Asian affairs\, including service as the director of the Department's office of Korean affairs and participation in “New York Channel” talks with the North Koreans as well as the first three rounds of the Six Party Talks. He also accompanied former President Bill Clinton to Pyongyang in 2009 for the return of two incarcerated American journalists. In addition to Stanford University\, Straub has taught U.S. foreign policy at Seoul National University's Graduate School of International Studies and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-policy-why-the-obama-administration-is-right-and-the-critics-are-wrong/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160511T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160511T153000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132443Z UID:712390-1462977000-1462980600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing & Discussion with Kenneth Bae: Inside North Korea & U.S. Policy DESCRIPTION:Kenneth Bae was the longest-held U.S. citizen detained in North Korea since the Korean War (1950-1953). During his 2-year detainment from April 2013 to November 2014\, many U.S. officials including Ambassador Robert King and Congressman Charles Rangel repeatedly called for his release. This is a special opportunity to hear firsthand the true story of what took place in North Korea and what efforts were made to bring Kenneth Bae back home. A Q&A Session will follow. \n\n\nParticipants: \nCongressman Charles B. Rangel (NY-13)\, Korean War veteran\, host \nAmbassador Robert R. King\, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues\, U.S. State Department \nKenneth Bae\, author\, Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea \nLimited Seating. \nPlease RSVP by May 10 \nFor more info or questions\, email Hannah.Kim@mail.house.gov \n  \nAdditional Information: \nKenneth Bae\, the longest-held U.S. prisoner in North Korean history\, breaks his silence surrounding his life-changing ordeal –  from his surprise arrest to a US government negotiated release – in Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea (W Publishing Group\, ISBN 9780718079635). \nNot Forgotten is the gripping real-life drama of one man’s terrifying experience under one of the most repressive and abusive governments in the world. However\, it is also a look into the heart of a man driven to help the people of North Korea – one whom ends up sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor with the threat of never seeing his family again. In Not Forgotten\, Kenneth shares details from the first harrowing moments of his ordeal to his globally publicized release\, while offering a firsthand look into one of the most shrouded countries in the world. Through it all\, Kenneth never wavers in his love for the North Korean people\, even his captors. His story will offer readers both a compelling narrative of one man’s dedication to serving the less fortunate and a modern testament of God’s faithfulness. \nKenneth Bae immigrated to the United States with his family in 1985. He went to high school in California and attended the University of Oregon and Covenant Seminary in St. Louis\, Missouri. He held multiple jobs in sales and marketing until he moved to China in 2006. After years of managing his cultural-exchange business and missionary work\, he transitioned into travel and tourism industry in 2010 planning trips for the DPRK (North Korea). Kenneth had a passion to introduce westerners to the untainted beauty of the landscape and the people of North Korea while contributing to North Korea’s economic development. He is a licensed preacher in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)\, an ordained Southern Baptist pastor\, and has been working with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) since 2005. Kenneth is a husband and a father of three children\, ages nineteen to twenty-six. \n \nAmbassador Robert R. King became the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues in November 2009 following confirmation by the United States Senate. Ambassador King works under Ambassador Sung Kim and has the lead on human rights and humanitarian affairs. Prior to his appointment\, Ambassador King worked on Capitol Hill for 25 years – 24 of those years as Chief of Staff to Congressman Tom Lantos (D-California). He was concurrently Staff Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives (2007-2008)\, Democratic Staff Director of the Committee (2001-2007) and held various professional staff positions on the Committee since 1993. Ambassador King holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy\, Tufts University\, Boston\, Massachusetts. He has authored five books and more than 40 articles on international relations. \nCongressman Charles B. Rangel (NY-13) is serving his 23rd term in the House of Representatives\, representing Upper Manhattan and parts of The Bronx. He served in the Korean War where he earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service in the U.S. Army during the Battle of Kunu-ri\, where he led a group of soldiers out of a deadly Chinese Army encirclement after being almost left for dead on November 30\, 1950. The title of his autobiography\, “And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since” refers to this day. As a native and longtime Congressman of New York City\, he has been a tireless advocate for strengthening U.S.-Korea ties and the Korean community. He spearheaded the passage of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (aka KORUS FTA) in 2007 and has sponsored numerous legislation\, such as resolutions Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula and Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families. He is the Honorary Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Korea\, and associate member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/congressional-briefing-discussion-with-kenneth-bae-inside-north-korea-u-s-policy/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160506T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160506T123000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132440Z UID:712382-1462532400-1462537800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:National Security Challenges in Asia for the Next U.S. President DESCRIPTION:America’s next president will inherit a multitude of national security challenges in Asia. These include instability and terrorism\, nuclear proliferation\, territorial disputes\, and threats to critical sea lanes\, among others. R. Nicholas Burns\, one of America’s most accomplished diplomats\, will discuss what he views as the major concerns in Asia for the United States\, and offer guidance as to how the next U.S. president can best tackle them. He will give special attention to how\, and to what extent\, Washington can cooperate with its friends in Asia\, such as India\, to help manage and address these challenges confronting the broader region. \nSpeaker: \nR. Nicholas Burns Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations\, Harvard Kennedy School \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/national-security-challenges-in-asia-for-the-next-u-s-president/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160505T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160505T173000 DTSTAMP:20260411T022542 CREATED:20190107T132441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132442Z UID:712389-1462438800-1462469400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Science Diplomacy 2016 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/science-diplomacy-2016/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR