BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HRNK - ECPv6.15.20//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:20160519T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160519T173000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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:20260421T055032 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160428T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132439Z UID:712381-1461837600-1461848400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Hearing: America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia Bookmark and Share DESCRIPTION:The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing with the Honorable Antony J. Blinken on America's challenges and opportunities in Asia. \nThe Honorable Antony J. Blinken Deputy Secretary of State U.S. Department of State URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/hearing-america-as-a-pacific-power-challenges-and-opportunities-in-asia-bookmark-and-share/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160425T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160425T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132349Z UID:712322-1461592800-1461610800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:25th Annual SLS-BIICL Conference on Theory and International Law DESCRIPTION:25th Annual SLS-BIICL Conference on Theory and International Law  A special collaboration with the European Society of International Law’s Interest Group on International Legal Theory  \n Monday 25th April 2016\, 14:00-19:00 British Institute of International and Comparative Law\, Charles Clore House\, 17 Russell Square\, London WC1B 5JP \nPricing & Registration BIICL Members: – Individual – £60 – Full-time Academic – £45 – Full-time Student – £15 \n Non-members: – Individual – £110 – Full-time Academic – £85 – Full-time Student – £35 N.B. \n The Academic rate also applies to staff of government and non-profit organisations. \nFor further information on the conference and to book online\, please visit www.biicl.org/events \n About our keynote speaker\, The Honourable Justice Michael Kirby AC\, CMG Michael Donald Kirby AC\, CMG is a renowned Australian jurist and academic who is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia\, serving from 1996 to 2009. He has held various positions as an expert. In May 2013 he was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to lead an inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea\, which issued its report in February 2014. He has recently been appointed by the UN Secretary-General as a member of the High-Level Panel on Access to Essential Medicines. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours\, including the Gruber Justice Prize and the Leo Nevas Award for human rights. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/25th-annual-sls-biicl-conference-on-theory-and-international-law/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160424T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132431Z UID:712366-1461517200-1461528000@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The North Korea You've Never Seen DESCRIPTION:Eyewitness Report: The North Korea you've never seen Join the ANSWER Coalition for a special eyewitness report featuring Gloria La Riva: The world's most isolated country has been greatly misunderstood by the outside world due to a U.S.-led demonization campaign\, military threats\, and sanctions. This isolation has prevented normal relations despite most Koreans wanting reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Gloria La Riva traveled to North Korea and will provide an unprecedented view into life in the cities and countryside\, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where the Cold War continues\, and how the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has taken a unique path toward building socialism.  Gloria La Riva is a lifelong activist and organizer with the ANSWER Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. She visited North Korea in 1989 and 2015. For more information email Sac@ANSWERcoalition.org or call (916) 572-9680 URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korea-youve-never-seen/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160421T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160421T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132436Z UID:712376-1461263400-1461270600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:No Small Threat: Examining the Hermit Kingdom DESCRIPTION:The Alexander Hamilton Society is pleased to announce its third and final event of the spring semester\, “No Small Threat: Examining the Hermit Kingdom\,” on the evening of Thursday\, April 21st. We will be featuring Michael Mazza\, a research fellow in foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)\, and Dr. Ji Young Choi\, a professor of politics and government at Ohio Wesleyan University and a Mershon Center visiting scholar for a discussion and debate of the national security threat that North Korea poses\, its recent provocative actions\, and what U.S. policy towards the DPRK should be. This discussion will be hosted in the Saxbe Auditorium in the Moritz College of Law at 6:30. As always\, we will be providing free chicken wings courtesy of Wings Over and free Coke products.  \n \n \n \n\nWHEN\nThursday\, April 21\, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar\nWHERE\nMoritz College of Law – 55 West 12th Avenue\, Columbus\, OH 43210 – View Map URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/no-small-threat-examining-the-hermit-kingdom/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160419T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160419T163000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132435Z UID:712371-1461078000-1461083400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:AU KSA - North Korea\, the Korean Peninsula and the Future of the U.S- ROK Alliance DESCRIPTION:AU KSA – North Korea\, the Korean Peninsula and the Future of the U.S- ROK Alliance\n  \nAU Korean Student Association is excited to announce our first annual AU Korea Forum on the topic of North Korea\, the Korean Penninsula and the future of the U.S- ROK Alliance with special guest speakers: South Korean Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young and SIS Dean Louis Goodman. The event is kindly sponsored by the U.S. Foreign Policy Program\, School of International Service. Please join AU KSA and the community in welcoming South Korean Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young to American University.  Questions? Please email: aukoreanstudentassociation@gmail.com ————————–————————–————————–——- Dean Louis Goodman serves as Professor and Dean Emeritus of the School of International Service at American University. He has been the president of The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) and has directed the Latin America Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. \n Ambassador Ahn Ho-Young was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America by Madame President Park Geun-Hye in May 2013. He served as First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 2012 to May 2013. Ambassador Ahn graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in political science and received his Master’s degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/au-ksa-north-korea-the-korean-peninsula-and-the-future-of-the-u-s-rok-alliance/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160418T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160418T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132430Z UID:712365-1460970000-1460980800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:CSIS-Korea Foundation Forum: The ROK-U.S. Alliance: Strength and Resilience in the Face of Challenges DESCRIPTION:CSIS-Korea Foundation Forum: The ROK-U.S. Alliance: Strength and Resilience in the Face of Challenges\nAmidst North Korean provocations\, the latest UNSCR sanctions\, and elections in the United States and in Korea\, please join us for a timely discussion with leading opinion leaders\, government officials\, and scholars who will converge on CSIS headquarters in Washington DC.  Topics to be discussed include the North Korean situation\, regional security\, and alliance politics. \nProgram Agenda \n9:00 AM-9:15 AM — Opening Remarks \nWelcoming Remarks Michael Green Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair\, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Chair\, Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy\, Georgetown University \nKeynote Address Kim Hyoung-zhin Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination\, Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs \n9:15 AM-10:30 AM — North Korea's Challenge \nChair Victor Cha Senior Adviser and Korea Chair\, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Director of Asian Studies and D.S. Song-KF Chair in International Affairs\, Georgetown University \nPresenters Kim Sung-han Professor\, Korea University; Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade \nRobert Gallucci Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy\, Georgetown University; Director\, John W. Kluge Center\, Library of Congress \nBruce Klingner Senior Research Fellow\, the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy\, the Heritage Foundation \n10:45 AM-12:00 PM — U.S.-ROK Alliance and Regional Context \nChair Choi Kang Vice President\, Asan Institute for Policy Studies \nPresenters Shin Beomchul Director-General for Policy Planning\, Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs \nBonnie Glaser Senior Adviser for Asia and Director\, China Power Project\, Center for Strategic and International Studies \n12:00 PM — Adjournment URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/csis-korea-foundation-forum-the-rok-u-s-alliance-strength-and-resilience-in-the-face-of-challenges/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132427Z UID:712361-1460903400-1460908800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: "People are the Sky" DESCRIPTION:People are the Sky\n \nDAI SIL KIM-GIBSON  USA\, 2015  94 minutes\, Color \nIn Person: Director Dai Sil Kim-Gibson \nDirector Dai Sil Kim-Gibson is the first Korean-American filmmaker to receive official permission from the North Korean government to film inside the country's borders. The result is unprecedented—and sometimes startling—as Kim-Gibson focuses on the hurts and desires\, beauty and contradiction\, and pride and aspirations of the long-held\, demonized nation. She seamlessly weaves her own personal story as a native-born North Korean with the fractious history of the North-South division and pinpoints the roots of North Korean's hatred of the United States. A mix of interviews\, epic images\, and graceful musings\, People Are the Sky refers to the ordinary people the director meets along the way and the ultimate meaning of her pilgrimage.—Korean American Film Festival New York URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/film-screening-people-are-the-sky/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/guestStar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132416Z UID:712346-1460746800-1460757600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:GW THiNK / NKinUSA Charity Concert DESCRIPTION:Spring of Hope: A Concert for North Korean Refugees\nPosted on March 29\, 2016\n\n\nPlease join us for a very special concert to help North Korean refugees. \nOur special guest performer will be Seongjin Park. Mr. Park is a North Korean defector and a famous performer and singer in South Korea. Colin Shin from Berklee College of Music and tenor opera singer Juan Sim will also be performing. Grace Jo\, Vice-President of NKinUSA\, will speak about her family’s experiences in North Korea and China and the current situation faced by refugees. \nProceeds from the concert will help fund our efforts to rescue North Korean refugees currently in harms way. \nThis event is organized by GW Truth and Human Rights in North Korea (GW THiNK)\, a student organization dedicated to raising awareness about North Korean Human Rights. \nFriday\, April 15th\, 6:30 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM) \nMarvin Center Continental Ballroom (Third Floor) 800 21st Street Washington\, DC \nThe Marvin Center is conveniently located a short walk from the Foggy Bottom Metro Station. Paid parking is available at the Marvin Center Parking Garage located just next to the building on H Street NW. Limited street parking available in the area. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/gw-think-nkinusa-charity-concert/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.hrnk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Copy-of-Website-Header-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132348Z UID:712321-1460725200-1460730600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Shakespeare Studies in North Korea DESCRIPTION:The UB Early Modern Research Workshop presents\n“Shakespeare Studies in North Korea”\nWooSoo Park\, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies\, Seoul\, South Korea Professor of English\nWooSoo Park is Dean and Professor of English at the College of English\, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul\, South Korea. He took his Ph.D. at Seoul National University\, where he specialized in Renaissance Drama and Rhetoric with a dissertation on “A Critical Study of the Power of Language in the Plays of Christopher Marlowe.” He is the author\, among other books\, of Shakespeare and the Extension of Men (2006) and Shakespeare’s History Plays: Language\, Structure and Irony (2012)\, and over 50 articles and reviews in journals such as Shakespeare Review\, The Journal of Classic and Renaissance Drama\, and The Journal of English Language and Literature. He has also translated Hamlet\,King Lear\, The Merchant of Venice\, and The Sonnets for the Open Book series. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/shakespeare-studies-in-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T113000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132430Z UID:712364-1460709900-1460719800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:U.S. Sanctions and National Security DESCRIPTION:U.S. Sanctions and National Security\nDate: Apr 15 2016 – 8:45am to11:30am Location: NYU Washington\, DC 1307 L Street NW Washington\, DC\, 20005 \n  \n  \nThe Center for a New American Security and the Center on Law and Security cordially invite you to attend a Policy Conference on:  \nU.S. Sanctions and National Security  \nFeaturing a Keynote Policy Address by:  \nAdam Szubin Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence U.S. Department of the Treasury \nA Distinguished Panel Discussion with:  \nThe Honorable Sue Eckert Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs\, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs\, Brown University \nAmbassador Robert M. Kimmitt Former Deputy Secretary\, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Senior International Counsel\, WilmerHale  \nMatt Spence Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy\, U.S. Department of Defense; Senior Fellow\, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs\, Yale University; \n   \nAnd Presentation of a New Report on Sanctions Since 9/11 by the Authors: \nElizabeth Rosenberg Senior Fellow and Director\, Energy\, Economics\, and Security Program\, Center for a New American Security  \nZachary K. Goldman Executive Director\, Center on Law and Security\, NYU School of Law; Adjunct Senior Fellow\, Center for a New American Security \nDaniel W. Drezner Professor of International Politics\, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy\, Tufts University \nJulia Solomon-Strauss Program Associate\, Center on Law and Security\, NYU School of Law \nRSVP: \nPlease RSVP online or contact Bogdan Belei at bbelei@cnas.org or 202-695-8179.  \nAbout the Event \nEconomic sanctions have become an increasingly important way for the United States to project power and advance its national interests. Most recently\, innovative and effective sanctions have addressed Iran’s nuclear program and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine\, demonstrating the importance of coercive economic measures to U.S. foreign policy. But as sanctions have become a key piece of the U.S. strategy abroad\, policymakers and thought leaders have raised questions about the role\, effectiveness\, and centrality of sanctions in U.S. policy. \nThis CNAS public conference on U.S. sanctions and national security\, co-hosted with the Center on Law and Security at NYU School of Law\, will feature an overview of administration policy on sanctions and a discussion among distinguished former policy leaders on the role for coercive economic measures in tackling the security challenges of the future. The event coincides with the release of a CNAS report on the effects and effectiveness of sanctions since 9/11. Some questions this conference will explore include: how can the United States measure and achieve intended effects from the use of coercive economic measures? What place should sanctions have in the U.S. national security arsenal? And as American rivals become more familiar with the tools of economic statecraft\, what defensive measures are available to protect U.S. interests from retaliation for the imposition of sanctions? URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/u-s-sanctions-and-national-security/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T000000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132418Z UID:712350-1460678400-1460678400@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The Foreign Media's Impact in North Korea DESCRIPTION:“The Foreign Media's Impact in North Korea” \nRoom 255\, Blegen Hall\, West Bank\, University of Minnesota Join the local non-profit organization Freedom for North Korean Refugees of Minnesota and the Human Rights Program for an event on April 15\, 2016\, (time TBD) for an event to bring greater awareness to both the plight of North Korean refugees once they leave their homeland and their work promoting freedom and human rights by getting information back to people within North Korea. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-foreign-medias-impact-in-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160414T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160414T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132341Z UID:712308-1460637000-1460644200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:Engaging North Korea DESCRIPTION:Dr. Stephan Haggard\, author of Hard Target: Engaging North Korea\, provides an assessment of a North Korea that is undergoing substantial economic and social change under the Kim Jong Un regime\, in conversation with Korea Society president Thomas Byrne. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/engaging-north-korea/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160414T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160414T133000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132426Z UID:712360-1460635200-1460640600@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:The Implications of the 2016 Korean National Assembly Elections DESCRIPTION:The Korea Economic Institute and The Korea Society present: \n  \nThe Implications of the 2016 Korean National Assembly Elections   \nFeaturing: \n Bruce Klingner Senior Research Fellow The Heritage Foundation \n Stephen E. Noerper Senior Director for Policy and Corporate Programs The Korea Society \n Troy Stangarone Senior Director for Congressional Affairs and Trade Korea Economic Institute of America \n Moderated By: \n Mark Tokola Vice President Korea Economic Institute of America \n Thursday | April 14\, 2016 12:00 pm – 1:30 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   \nOn April 13\, Koreans will head to the polls to elect all 300 members of the National Assembly. This year’s election comes at a time when South Korean voters are concerned about economic growth\, employment\, and social welfare.  They also come in the aftermath of North Korea’s fourth nuclear test\, the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex\, and at the height of renewed tensions between North Korea and the international community.  \n  Please join KEI and The Korea Society for a discussion of the election outcomes\, how they are likely to shape the remained of Park Geun-hye’s term\, and what they may mean for South Korea’s presidential election in December 2017. \n  \n Lunch will be served. To RSVP\, please click here. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-implications-of-the-2016-korean-national-assembly-elections/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160413T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160413T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132417Z UID:712348-1460570400-1460575800@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:North Korean Nuclear Weapons DESCRIPTION:Wed.\, April 13\, 2016 featuring Ms. Melissa Hanham\, Research Associate\, East Asia Nonproliferation Program\, Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Ms. Hanham expertise is in East Asia (particularly North Korea)\, Proliferation Finance\, and 3D Modeling and Mapping.  Topic: “North Korean Nuclear Weapons”. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korean-nuclear-weapons/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160413T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160413T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T055032 CREATED:20190107T132431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T132433Z UID:712370-1460568600-1460572200@www.hrnk.org SUMMARY:GMU - North Korea Freedom Panel DESCRIPTION:A North Korean defector shares his story on a panel discussing the North Korean crisis at GMU. \n\nYou've probably heard about the hermit nation on the news\, launching missiles and making waves. What you probably have not heard is a real-life account of a North Korean defector. During iWeek 2016\, KSA and The Roosevelt Institute will be hosting a dinner and panel with North Korean defectors\, Defense Forum Foundation Director Suzanne Scholte\, and GMU Faculty to discuss the North Korean Crisis and what it's like on the inside of the most secretive nation in the world. Interested? Come to the JC Bistro on April 13th at 5:30-6:30 p.m. to learn more. URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/gmu-north-korea-freedom-panel/ CATEGORIES:Events,North Korean Human Rights Events Calendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR