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SUMMARY:The North Korean Abduction Issue: An Update
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held under the Chatham House Rule \nRSVP \nFeaturing: \nDaiji Yamaguchi\nDirector of Policy\, Headquarters for the Abductions Issue\, Government of Japan \nModerator: \nGreg Scarlatoiu\nExecutive Director\, HRNK \nWhen a meeting\, or part thereof\, is held under the Chatham House Rule\, participants are free to use the information received\, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s)\, nor that of any other participant\, may be revealed. \nDirector Daiji Yamaguchi will provide a brief overview and update on the issue of abductions of Japanese citizens and nationals of other countries by North Korea. This virtual event\, conducted via Zoom\, will be open to the public\, including press correspondents. \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-north-korean-abduction-issue-an-update/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:“How Silent Partners Aid Persecuted North Koreans”
DESCRIPTION:The North Korean regime has been classified in the Open Doors World Watch List as the worst state perpetrator of Christian persecution for the past 20 years through 2021. Only when one contemplates the ‘rivals’ for this designation\, such as Somalia\, Afghanistan\, China\, Sudan\, Yemen\, and Uzbekistan\, among other world-class persecutors\, does the full impact of Pyongyang’s systemic suppression of its Christian population begin to register. The roots of this toxic strain of religious intolerance can be found in the personality and political philosophy of North Korea’s founding father\, Kim Il-sung\, the current absolute leader’s grandfather. The grandson has shown himself no less vitriolic in his distrust and hatred of followers of the Nazarene. Despite overwhelming odds that could have caused its extinction\, the remnant of the North Korean church has endured through over 70 years of relentless persecution. During those decades\, silent external partners of goodwill have desperately sought ways to bring hope\, encouragement and practical assistance to the beleaguered faithful continually under Caesar’s sword. Small pinholes of light in the regime have shed just enough illumination so that those eager to help are able to assist the persecuted. In necessarily general terms\, Reverend Peters will describe some of those tactics. \nPlease RSVP by clicking here.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email the Director of Programs and Editor at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/how-silent-partners-aid-persecuted-north-koreans/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:HRNK Events
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SUMMARY:Top Priority: North Korean Human Rights in 2021
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThe panel addressed the current state of North Korean human rights. The speakers provided an overview of international reactions and initiatives to address North Korean human rights through international fora as well as South Korea’s stance on human rights violations in the North. The panel made the case for addressing North Korean human rights as a priority\, rather than a “fringe” issue\, too often outcompeted by concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/top-priority-north-korean-human-rights-in-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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SUMMARY:North Korea: Perennial Arsenal of Terror
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nJoshua Stanton’s HRNK report “Arsenal of Terror” (2015) generated critical information and analysis credited for contributing to the relisting of North Korea as a state-sponsor of terrorism. Over the years\, his work has been instrumental in designing the North Korean sanctions regime while paying particular attention to humanitarian exemptions. Joshua Stanton will focus on recent instances of terror by the North Korean regime\, including the assassination of the leader’s half-brother Kim Jong-nam with VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur international airport\, the threat to emigres inside South Korea\, as well as the ongoing need for legislation to clarify definitions and process. \nThe event will be open to the press\, and on-the-record. Please click here to RSVP.  \nThe Zoom credentials will be sent to you shortly before the program. \nPlease email Rosa Park\, HRNK Director of Programs and Editor\, at rosapark@hrnk.org if you have any questions or concerns.
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/north-korea-perennial-arsenal-of-terror/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Trafficking of North Korean Women To China
DESCRIPTION:Recent reports suggest that North Korean women in China are subjected to systematic rape\, sex trafficking\, sexual slavery\, sexual abuse\, prostitution\, cybersex trafficking\, forced marriage\, and forced pregnancy. Reportedly\, tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked into China and sold into the sex trade. The business of the sale of North Korean women is worth an estimated $105 million annually. It is a business that will not cease without intervention and certainly not until an organised international effort is underway. \nThe panelists will discuss the issue and consider what can be done to address the issue. \nSpeakers include: \nLord Alton of Liverpool\, Crossbench Peer at the UK House of Lords \nGreg Scarlatoiu\, HRNK Executive Director \nJihyun Park\, North Korean defector and Human Rights Activist \nPlease register via Eventbrite: https://traffickingofnkwomen.eventbrite.co.uk
URL:https://www.hrnk.org/event/the-trafficking-of-north-korean-women-to-china/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United States
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