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:20160612T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T174500 DTSTAMP:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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:20260411T035725 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160504T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160504T203000 DTSTAMP:20260411T035725 CREATED:20190107T132343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132345Z UID:712315-1462383000-1462393800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Great Decisions: The Koreas DESCRIPTION:All meetings are at the Tradewinds Restaurant\, Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Pkwy\, Viera Florida.  Seating begins at 5:30 p.m.  No seating after 6:30 p.m.  Everyone is expected to dine—cost of entrees $12.00 or less RSVP is required http://fit.edu/lifelong-scholar-society \nAt the end of World War II\, Korea was divided in two.  The northern half of the Korean peninsula was occupied by the Soviet Union\, the southern by the United States.  Today\, North and South Korea couldn’t be further apart.  The North is underdeveloped\, impoverished and ruled by a corrupt\, authoritarian government\, while the South advanced rapidly to become one of the most developed countries in the world.  With such a wide gap\, some are asking if unification is possible\, even desirable\, anymore?   Facilitated by Dr. George Alexander\, Visiting Professor\, Retired SUNY   \nPhD: Pacific Western University/ Political Science-Asian history \nAsian history and East Asian Geo-politics \n  URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/great-decisions-the-koreas/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T035725 CREATED:20190107T132441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132441Z UID:712384-1462276800-1462284000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The Case of South Africa's Nuclear Armament and Disarmament: Lessons for Today DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Institute for Science and International Security and The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs' Nuclear Policy Talks series \n\nSouth Africa stands out as the only country to have given up indigenously produced nuclear weapons.  It also allowed an unprecedented level of verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).  The case of South Africa's nuclear disarmament in the late 1980s and early 1990s offers many lessons for achieving and monitoring denuclearization and non-proliferation activities in many states\, including Iran and North Korea\, today and in the future.  Although many factors led to South Africa's decision to abandon nuclear weapons\, including governance changes\, its experience has direct relevance to the difficult cases of Iran and North Korea as well as those of other states.  A key lesson from the South African case is that disclosing past military nuclear activities was vital to regaining the trust of the international community and to the full removal of sanctions.\n \nThe Institute for Science and International Security has an unrivaled set of unpublished information about the South African nuclear weapons program\, its dismantlement\, and the IAEA verification effort.  Much of this information resulted from ISIS President David Albright's work in the early 1990s as an unofficial advisor to the African National Congress' Nuclear Policy Team.  Partly as a result\, he was given unprecedented access in 1994 to former South African nuclear weapons production sites and former members of the program\, and again in the early 2000s.  As a result\, the lessons in this project have been derived from a far more detailed portrait of the South African nuclear weapons program and its verified dismantlement than has been publicly available to date.\n \nAt this briefing\, David Albright and Andrea Stricker will discuss 1) the history of South Africa's nuclear armament\, 2) the events surrounding its dismantlement\, and 3) policy lessons from dismantlement for today's proliferation cases.\n \nA forthcoming report by the Institute for Science and International Security on this topic is made possible in part by support from the Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC)\, Center on Contemporary Conflict\, Naval Postgraduate School\, under Grant No. N00244-15-1-0005.  PASCC is supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).\n \nPlease RSVP to \ngoodson@isis-online.org by \nWednesday\, April 27\, 2016.  \nA light lunch will be provided. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDavid Albright\, a physicist\, is founder and President of the non-profit Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) in Washington\, D.C.  He directs the project work of ISIS\, heads its fundraising efforts\, and chairs its board of directors.  In addition\, he regularly publishes and conducts scientific research.  He has written numerous assessments on secret nuclear weapons programs throughout the world.  During his career\, Albright has testified numerous times on nuclear issues before the U.S. Congress.  He has spoken to many groups\, technical workshops and conferences\, briefed government decision-makers\, and trained many government officials in non-proliferation policy making.  The media frequently cite Albright\, and he has appeared often on television and radio.  Albright has co-authored four books\, including 2010's Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America's Enemies\, listed by The Atlantic as one of the best foreign affairs books of 2010.  \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Stricker is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Institute for Science and International Security.  Stricker writes country-specific and regional proliferation assessments and develops policy recommendations for U.S. and international non-proliferation efforts.  Stricker has written the largest collection of case studies available to date on illicit nuclear trade\, deriving lessons and observations about ways to halt this trade\, helping to pioneer ISIS's work on understanding illicit nuclear trade and finding ways to detect and stop it.  Stricker has also written extensively on Iran's nuclear program.  She has developed technical and policy recommendations for a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran\, shaped Congressional testimony\, and briefed staffs of members of Congress. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-case-of-south-africas-nuclear-armament-and-disarmament-lessons-for-today/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/0e417960-5042-4970-a865-e80ee8792823.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T000000 DTSTAMP:20260411T035725 CREATED:20190107T132426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132429Z UID:712363-1462266900-1462233600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Exploring a New Paradigm on the Korean Peninsula DESCRIPTION:  \n \nEvents of 2016 suggest the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are entering uncharted waters on the Korean peninsula. North Korea’s fourth nuclear test and its rejection of denuclearization talks signal a “new normal” in its intransigent behavior. In South Korea\, President Park Guen-hye has responded by the unprecedented closing of the Kaesong Industrial Complex\, and is welcoming of new missile defense cooperation within the U.S.-ROK alliance that puts at risk her engagement strategy with China. The United States is transitioning to a level of heightened sanctioning not seen before\, but at the same time\, shows interest in peace treaty talks in parallel with a resumption of denuclearization dialogue. \nHow do we navigate these uncharted waters? Is there a strategy to manage these new challenges? Will China reach the limits of its patience with its communist ally? What is the future of inter-Korean relations? How will the next American president deal with North Korea? \nWorld experts will converge on Washington\, D.C. on Tuesday\, May 3\, 2016 for the sixth annual JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum to address these and other issues of importance. Scholars\, experts\, opinion leaders\, and former government officials will assess the internal situation in North Korea: What is the meaning of the continued high-level purges? What should we expect to see in its first Party Congress in over 36 years? Panels will look at the U.S.-ROK alliance: What is the state of extended deterrence in the face of North Korea’s fourth nuclear test? How have the American presidential candidates thought about the peninsula? What would a U.S. policy review on North Korea in the next administration look like? Opinion leaders will also unpack the regional context\, analyzing the complex and new dynamics emerging among China\, Japan\, Russia\, and other players. \nThese among other questions will be addressed in the Forum\, the first JoongAng-CSIS Forum to take place in Washington\, D.C. \nJoongAng-CSIS Forum 2016 Panels and Speakers \nSalutation Dr. Victor Cha Senior Adviser and Korea Chair\, CSIS;  Professor and Director\, Asian Studies Program\, Georgetown University \nWelcoming Remarks Ambassador Hong Seok-Hyun Chairman\, JoongAng Ilbo and JTBC \nDr. John Hamre President and CEO\, CSIS \nPanel One: Whither North Korea Chair:  Dr. Moon Chung-in Professor\, Yonsei University;  Former Chairman\, Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative\, Republic of Korea \nPanelists: The Honorable J.D. Crouch President and CEO\, United Service Organizations;  Former Deputy National Security Advisor \nThe Honorable Robert Einhorn Senior Fellow\, Brookings Institution;  Former Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control\, U.S. Department of State \nDr. Suh Hoon Professor\, Ewha Womans University;  Former Deputy Director for North Korean Intelligence\, Republic of Korea National Intelligence Service \nDr. Cheong Seong-Chang Director of the Unification Strategy Studies Program\, Sejong Institute \nKeynote Luncheon Address The Honorable Wendy R. Sherman Senior Counselor\, Albright Stonebridge Group Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs\, U.S. Department of State \nPanel Two: The Regional Context Panelists: Dr. Michael Green Senior Vice-President for Asia\, CSIS;  Former Senior Director for Asian Affairs\, U.S. National Security Council \nThe Honorable Kurt Campbell Chairman and CEO\, The Asia Group;  Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs\, U.S. Department of State \nDr. Park Cheol Hee Professor of Japanese Politics\, Graduate School of International Studies\, Seoul National University \nDr. Lee Shin-wha Professor of International Relations\, Korea University \nPanel Three: Alliance Dynamics Panelists: Ambassador Mark W. Lippert United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea\, U.S. Department of State \nAmbassador Ahn Ho-Young Republic of Korea Ambassador to the United States \nDr. Evan Medeiros Managing Director for Asia\, Eurasia Group;  Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs\, National Security Council The Honorable Kim Tae Young Former Minister of National Defense\, Republic of Korea \nDr. Moon Chung-in Professor\, Yonsei University;  Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative\, Republic of Korea URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/exploring-a-new-paradigm-on-the-korean-peninsula/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160502T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160502T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T035725 CREATED:20190107T132438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132438Z UID:712378-1462199400-1462204800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Taking a Stand Together for Human Rights in North Korea DESCRIPTION:CSIS Japan Chair and Korea Chair\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe CSIS Japan Chair and Korea Chair invite you to\n “Taking a Stand Together for Human Rights in North Korea”\n Monday\, May 2\, 2016\n2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.\n 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE CENTER CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 1616 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW\, WASHINGTON\, D.C. 20036\n   \nwith\nKatsunobu Kato\nMinister in Charge of the Abduction Issue\, Abe Cabinet\n \nJung-Hoon Lee\nAmbassador for Human Rights of the Republic of Korea\n   \nRobert R. King\nSpecial Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues\, U.S. Department of State\n Welcoming Remarks by: \n Victor Cha\nSenior Adviser and Korea Chair\, CSIS Professor and Director\, Asian Studies Program\, Georgetown University\n Moderated by:   \nMichael J. Green\nSenior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair\, CSIS Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy\, Georgetown University\n \n   \n Registration link\n(Please register via email to asia@csis.org) \n This event is brought to you by general support to CSIS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nCopyright © 2016 Center for Strategic & International Studies\, All rights reserved. \n202-887-0200 | www.CSIS.org \nCenter for Strategic & International Studies \n\n1616 Rhode Island Avenue\, NW\n Washington\, DC 20036 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/taking-a-stand-together-for-human-rights-in-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dbd120d7-e5ad-4cf0-a94f-b0bb46f2a28a.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T035725 CREATED:20190107T132438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132438Z UID:712377-1462129200-1462132800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:FREE PUBLIC TALK - LEADERSHIP\, THE HON. MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG DESCRIPTION:FREE PUBLIC TALK – LEADERSHIP\, THE HON. MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG\n \n1 May 2016 \n\nInternational House Global Leadership Program is a unique learning experience designed to enhance the self-awareness and cross-cultural leadership competencies of resident students living at International House\, The University of Sydney. \n The Guest Speakers’ Lecture Series within this program presents an exciting opportunity not only for program participants\, but also interested members of the University community and public\, to access the knowledge and expertise of eminent leaders in a range of professional fields. In this series\, guest speakers have been invited to share their stories of rising to and working within leadership contexts. These prominent men and women will discuss their insights into the nature of effective leadership from a personal and experiential perspective.   \n \nEvent details\n\nWhen:7.00pm – 8.00pm\nWhere:\n\nInternational House – G06 96 City Road Chippendale   \n \n\nCost:Free\nRegistration:http://sydney.edu.au/internationalhouse/visitors_community/Community-events/RSVP_GLDP_public_talks.php\nContact:\nInternational House\,The University of Sydney  E. ih.programs@sydney.edu.au   \n\nMore info:Click here\nSpeaker/ Performer:\nWhen he retired from the High Court of Australia on 2 February 2009\, Michael Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge. \n He was first appointed in 1975 as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation & Arbitration Commission. Soon after\, he was seconded as inaugural Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975-84). Later\, he was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia\, then President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (1984-96) and\, concurrently\, President of the Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands (1995-6). His appointment to the High Court of Australia came in 1996 and he served thirteen years. In later years\, he was Acting Chief Justice of Australia twice. \n In addition to his judicial duties\, Michael Kirby has served on three university governing bodies being elected Chancellor of Macquarie University in Sydney (1984-93). He also served on many national and international bodies. Amongst the latter have been service as a member of the World Health Organisation’s Global Commission on AIDS (1988-92); as President of the International Commission of Jurists\, Geneva (1995-8); as UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia (1993-6); as a member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee (1995-2005); as a member of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Judicial Reference Group (2007- 9) and as a member of the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights(2004-). \n Following his judicial retirement\, Michael Kirby was elected President of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia from 2009-2010. He served as a Board Member of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2009-14). In 2010\, he was appointed to the Australian Panel of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank). He has been appointed Honorary Visiting Professor by twelve universities. And he participates regularly in many local and international conferences and meetings. He has been awarded a number of honorary doctorates at home and abroad. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Laws of Australia (2009 – ). \n He served 2011-12 as a member of the Eminent Persons Group on the future of the Commonwealth of Nations. He was a Commissioner of the UNDP Global Commission of HIV and the Law 2011-2012. He was appointed to the Advisory Council of Transparency International\, based in Berlin in 2012. In 2013- 2014\, he was appointed Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights Violations in North Korea. He was also served as a Commissioner of the UNAIDS Lancet Commission on AIDS to the Right to Health (2013-2014) and of the Global Fund’s Equitable Access Panel (2015-16). \n In December 2015 he was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to be a member of the United Nations High Level Panel on Health Technology Innovation and Access. At the same time he was appointed to chair the Expert Advisory Group of the High Level Panel. The Panel is expected to report to the Secretary-General in 2016. He was awarded the Gruber Justice Prize in 2010 and has been Patron of the Kirby Institute on Blood Borne Diseases in UNSW Sydney\, Australia since 2011. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/free-public-talk-leadership-the-hon-michael-kirby-ac-cmg/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR