North Korean Human Rights: The Road Ahead

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To commemorate the one year anniversary of the report by United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, this event will be an unprecedented gathering of policy makers, opinion leaders, and stakeholders on the topic of North Korean human rights. The gathering aims to carry forward the momentum created by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report and subsequent UN action.

Greetings:
Victor Cha
Senior Advisor and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University

Introductory Remarks:
Kurt Campbell
Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group and former U.S. Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs

Welcoming Remarks:
Jung-Hoon Lee
Ambassador for Human Rights, Republic of Korea

Amanda Schnetzer
Director, Human Freedom, George W. Bush Institute

Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Keynote Address:
Marzuki Darusman
UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK and Member, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea

PANEL ONE: UN COI REPORT IN PERSPECTIVE

Chair:
Victor Cha
Senior Advisor and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University

Overview:
Michael Kirby
Chair, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea and former Justice of the Australian High Court

Panelists:
Sonja Biserko
President, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and Member, United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea

Robert King
Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues,U.S. Department of State

Jung-Hoon Lee
Ambassador for Human Rights, Republic of Korea

PANEL TWO: WHAT IS THE ROAD AHEAD?

Chair:
Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Panelists:
Maarit Kohonen Sheriff
Deputy Head of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) New York

Roberta Cohen
Co-chair of the Board, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Jung-hyun Cho
Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy

Jared Genser
Attorney / Managing Director, Perseus Strategies

Lindsay Lloyd
Program Director, Freedom Collection, George W. Bush Institute

LUNCHEON REMARKS AND PRESENTATIONS

"Because of You" Video Presentation (YCHL production)

Luncheon Remarks:
Carl Gershman
President, National Endowment for Democracy and Board member, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Moon Soo Kim
Chairman of Saenuri Party's Political Reform Committee and former Governor of Gyeonggi Province

HRNK Award Presentation Presented by:
Roberta Cohen
Co-chair of the Board, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

TESTIMONIES: DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN FOCUS

Chair:
Melanie Kirkpatrick
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Author of "Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad"

Testimonies:
Gwang Il Jung
Representative, Association of North Korean Political Victims and their Families

Soon Shil Lee
Honorary Ambassador, World Peace

Discussants:
Ki Hong Han
President, NKnet

David Hawk
Author of the "Hidden Gulag" and Senior Advisor, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Blaine Harden
Journalist and Author of "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West"

Joseph Bermudez Jr.
Co-founder and Chief Analytics Officer, AllSource Analysis and Senior Advisor, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

PANEL THREE: THE POLITICS OF NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS

Chair:
Barbara Demick
LA Times and Author of "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea"

Panelists:
Michael Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and  International Studies and Associate Professor, Georgetown University

Gap-je Cho
Author and former Editor-in-Chief, Monthly Chosun

Tae Hyo Kim
Former Senior Secretary to the President for National Security and Professor of International Relations, Sungkyunkwan University

Sarah E. Mendelson
Senior Advisor and Director of the Human Rights Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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This conference is organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), the George W. Bush Institute, and the Yonsei Center for Human Liberty.