2024 International Dialogue on North Korean Human Rights
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Please join the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) for 2024 International Dialogue on North Korean Human Rights.
This conference will bring together scholars, experts, and officials to share the reality of North Korean human rights with the international community and to expand international solidarity for improving human rights in North Korea as 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of publishing the report titled "Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea" by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry (COI) on North Korean Human Rights.
The conference will feature remarks from Minister Yung Ho Kim, Ministry of Unification, Dr. John Hamre, CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, Mr. Damon Wilson, President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and Ambassador Hyun Dong Cho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States.
This conference is co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea, National Endowment for Democracy, and Human Asia.
Please note that registration for in-person attendance has now closed due to space restrictions. You may view the livestream on this event page.
2024 International Dialogue on North Korean Human Rights Agenda
Opening Remarks
John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS
Hyundong Cho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
Damon Wilson, President and CEO, National Endowment for Democracy
Keynote Speech
Yung Ho Kim, Minister of Unification, Republic of Korea
Session One: 2024 Report on North Korean Human Rights and North Korea’s Reality
Soun Jin Kim, Director General, Center for North Korean Human Rights Record
Michael Kirby, Former Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in North Korea
Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, Committee for Human Rights in
North Korea
Elaine Pearson, Asia Director, Human Rights Watch
Moderator:
Jung Hoon Lee, Chair, North Korea Human Rights Promotion Committee of Ministry of Unification
Break
Session Two: Beyond COI: Efforts for Accountability
Shin-wha Lee, Former Ambassador at large for international cooperation on North Korea human rights, Republic of Korea
Morse Tan, Former Ambassador at Large for the US State Department's Office of Global Criminal Justice
Yohei Suda, Attorney, Law Office of Yohei Suda
Kongdan (Katy) Oh, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Free
Korean Association in the USA
Moderator:
Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair, CSIS; Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University
Lunch
Featured Session: North Korean Human Rights: Right to Know
Ji Tae Yu, Actor / MOU Ambassador on North Korean Human Rights
GumHyok Kim, Defector
Gyuri Kang, Defector
Moderator:
Jae-Chun Won, Professor, Handong Global University
Break
Session 3: On North Korean Human Rights in the UN Mechanism
Elizabeth Salmón, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK
Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Member of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Heisoo Shin, Former Vice-Chair of UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in
North Korea
Moderator:
Andrew Yeo, Senior Fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair, Brookings Institution; Professor of Politics; The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Hosted By
Contact Information
- Minchi Hyun
- Program Manager and Research Associate, Korea Chair
- mhyun@csis.org