March 05, 2019
Please RSVP by February 25, 2019.
Lea PEREKRESTS, Human Rights Without Frontiers. Presentation title: Defending Human Rights in North Korea at the United Nations: a year in review
As the Deputy Director of HRWF, Lea Perekrests has worked on North Korean human rights issues for the past three years. She has specifically looked at the issue of North Korean overseas workers around the globe, presenting her research at Leiden University, the United Nations in Geneva, as well as in Brussels. Her knowledge expands regionally, as she has developed research regarding religious communities in China, South Korea, and South-east Asia. Created in Brussels in 2001, Human Rights Without Frontiers International (HRWF Int’l) is a non-profit association that seeks to shape Europea
February 22, 2019
The Committee For Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) & the North Korea Strategy Center (NKSC) cordially invite you to:
FEARPOLITIK:
Kim Jong-un's Great Purge
Friday, February 22, 2019
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
The event will feature a new NKSC report, including a list of names and backgrounds of senior officials purged under the Kim Jong-un regime.
AGENDA
Speakers:
KANG CHOL-HWAN
Chairman, North Korea Strategy Center
PETER LEE
CEO, North Korea Strategy Center U.S., Inc.
DAVID MAXWELL
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Board Member, HRNK
Moderator:
GREG SCARLATOIU
Executive Director, HRNK
January 30, 2019
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to the Korea Club event on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The event will feature Mr. Yonho Kim, who will give a presentation entitled, "North Korea's Mobile Telecommunications and Private Transportation Services in the Kim Jong-un Era." The presentation is based on a paper recently published under the same title on HRNK Insider, available through the following link: http://www.hrnkinsider.org/2019/01/north-koreas-mobile-telecommunications.html.
Yonho Kim is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). He is a former Senior Researcher of the US-Korea Institute (USKI) at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and the former editor of the USKI Washington Review, a bi-weekly Korean report on current foreign policy developments in Washington with r
December 19, 2018
AGENDA
Author:
ROBERT COLLINS
Discussants:
DAVID MAXWELL
Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Board Member, HRNK
JUNG PAK
Senior Fellow and SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, The Brookings Institution
Moderator:
GREG SCARLATOIU
Executive Director, HRNK
The event will be on the record.
RSVP
Please email Rosa Park, HRNK Director of Programs, at
[email protected] with any questions or concerns.
July 31, 2018
Please click here to view the conference brochure of the 2018 HUFS International Summer Session entitled "NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS: DIPLOMACY, DOCUMENTATION, AND ADVOCACY" to be held at HUFS on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 17:30 to 19:30.
July 24, 2018
May 29, 2018
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) and No Chain cordially invite you to:
An Investigation into the Human Rights Situation in North Korea's Political Prison Camps: Testimonies of Detainee Families
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
AGENDA
Presenter:
JUNG GWANG-IL
Founder and President, No Chain
Discussants:
OLIVIA ENOS
Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
ROSA PARK
Director of Programs and Editor, HRNK
Moderator:
GREG SCARLATOIU
Executive Director, HRNK
Interpreter:
HUIWON YUN
HRNK
February 21, 2018
Korea Club
WEDNESDAY | February 21, 2018
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Nexus of Human Rights and
Nuclear Weapons in North Korea
Guest Speaker:
Ambassador Robert Joseph
Senior Scholar, National Institute for Public Policy
Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. The event will feature Ambassador Robert Joseph, who will give a presentation entitled, "The Nexus of Human Rights and Nuclear Weapons in North Korea."
January 23, 2018
U.S. Policy Toward North and South Korea: Dealing with "One Country, Two Planets"
Guest Speaker:
Aloysius M. O'Neill
Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.The event will feature Aloysius M. O'Neill, who will give a presentation entitled, "U.S. Policy Toward Nor
December 12, 2017
North Korea: The Land of Lousy Options
Guest Speaker:
Gen. Wallace "Chip" Gregson (USMC, Ret)
Senior Advisor, Avascent Global Advisors
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The event will feature Gen. Wallace "Chip" Gregson, who will give a presentation entitled, "North Korea: The Land of Lousy Options."
Lieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson (USMC, Ret.) is the Senior Advisor at Avascent International. He most recently served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Asian and Pacific Security Affairs. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer for the United States Olympic Committee as an independent consultant before entering Government in
December 12, 2017
The War Crimes Committee of the International Bar Association
November 13, 2017
AGENDA
Presenters:
Robert Collins, Author
Amanda Mortwedt Oh, Author
Discussants:
James Durand
Member of the Board of Directors, International Council of Korean Studies
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Korean Studies
George Hutchinson
Member of the Board of Directors, International Council of Korean Studies
Editor, International Journal of Korean Studies
Mark Tokola
Vice President, Korea Economic Institute
Moderator:
Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director, HRNK
Q&A
Closing Remarks
The event will be on the record.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
October 26, 2017
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) cordially invites you to:
THE PARALLEL GULAG:
North Korea's "An-jeon-bu" Prison Camps
Thursday, October 26, 2017
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
National Press Club
First Amendment Lounge
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045
Opening Remarks
Victor Cha, Korea Chair, CSIS
Presenters
David Hawk, Author
Amanda Mortwedt Oh, HRNK
Discussants
Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, HRNK
Stephen Noerper, Senior Director, Korea Society
Moderator: Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, HRNK
Q&A
Closing Remarks
The event will be on the record.
To RSVP for this event, please click to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-parallel-gula
September 13, 2017
Korea Club
Wednesday | September 13, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Facing North:
Managing North Korea's Military Challenge
Guest Speaker:
Gen. In-Bum Chun (ROK, Ret)
Visiting Scholar, U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Visiting Fellow, Center for East Asia Policy, Brookings Institution
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. The event will feature Gen. In-Bum Chun, who will give a presentation entitled, "Facing North: Managing North Korea's Military Challenge."
July 25, 2017
PROGRAM
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Venue: International Conference Hall B2, Minerva Complex, HUFS
1. Opening of Ceremony --------------------------------------- Greg Scarlatoiu
Moderator
Executive Director, HRNK
2. Keynote Speech --------------------------------------- H.E. Jung-Hoon Lee
Ambassador for North Korean Human Rights,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
“North Korean Human Righ
June 22, 2017
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES
jointly with
COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA AND
KOREA ECONOMIC INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
THE CHANGING SITUATION ON
THE KOREAN PENINSULA:
CHALLENGES FOR NEW PRESIDENTS IN 2017
June 22, 2017, Thursday
Korea Economic Institute of America
1800 K Street, NW Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20006
Click here to RSVP
Conference Schedule:
June 07, 2017
Korea Club
Wednesday | June 7, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
U.S. Korea Policy:
Issues, Priorities, Prospects
Guest Speakers:
James Applegate
Chief of DPRK Unit in the Office of Korean Affairs
U.S. Department of State
&
Will Cobb
Chief of ROK Unit in the Office of Korean Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The event will feature Mr. James Applegate, Chief of DPRK Unit and Mr. Will Cobb, Chief of ROK Unit at the Office of Korean Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, who will give a presentation entitled, "U.S. Korea Policy: Issues, Priorities, Prospects."
James ApplegateJames Applegate is the Chief of the Democ
May 10, 2017
Korea Club
Tuesday | May 10, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
South Korea-U.S. Relations:
Past, Present, Future
Guest Speaker:
His Excellency Ahn Ho-young
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. The event will feature His Excellency Ahn Ho-young, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the
April 24, 2017
On the first day of North Korea Freedom Week, The George Washington University Truth and Human Rights in North Korea (THiNK) cordially invites you to:
North Korea’s Gulag:
Addressing an Ongoing Humanitarian Emergency
Monday, April 24, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
GWU Betts Theater
Marvin Center
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
April 05, 2017
Korea Club
Wednesday | April 5, 2017
6:30–9:00PM
North Korean Refugee Settlement in the ROK:
An Update
Guest Speaker:
Kwang-joo Sohn
Woo Lae Oak Korean Restaurant
8240 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend a meeting of the Korea Club on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The event will feature Kwang-joo Sohn, who will give a presentation entitled, "North Korean Refugee Settlement in ROK: An Update."
Kwang-joo Sohn is the President of Korea Hana Foundation (North Korean Refugees Foundation), an organization established under the ROK Ministry of Unification. Previously, Mr. Sohn led the DailyNK Korea Unification Strategy Institute and served as the chief editor for the DailyNK. He also led the Ideology Research Center, Institute for International Affairs Research, ROK National Inte