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2022 International Conference on North Korean Human Rights

Date: Thursday 20 October 2022, 9:30 - 14:30
Venue:
Portcullis House | 1 Victoria Embankment | Westminster | London SW1A 2JR | [Map]

Tickets: Free | Register here for your invitation
Registration starts at 9:30. Event starts at 10:00
Event will take place in the Attlee Suite.
Houses of Parliament

Join the 2022 International Conference on North Korean Human Rights in the heart of Westminster to learn about critical challenges and opportunities to address the human rights situation in North Korea. This is an in-person event and will not be streamed live.

The ongoing human rights crisis in North Korea poses the greatest challenge to the international community’s commitment to justice and accountability. For over 70 years, the North Korean people have been subjected to deliberate, industrial-grade violations designed, overseen, and perpetrated by the Workers’ Party of Korea. Tens of thousands have been detained, tortured, and murdered. Women and girls have been subject to rape and forced abortions. Children have been intentionally killed in countless acts of infanticide. Religious minorities have been persecuted and exterminated. Millions have been deliberately starved to death.

Join our conference to hear from experts and North Korean exiles on efforts to address human rights violations and impunity and prospects for international justice and accountability. We welcome a wide-range of attendees, from policymakers and civil society actors to researchers, media, and students.

Sponsor: Fiona Bruce MP, The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief

Co-hosts

  • The All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea
  • The National Human Rights Commission of Korea
  • Korea Future

Agenda

10:00 – 10:30 – Opening Speech

  • Fiona Bruce MP, Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
  • Doohwan Song, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea

10:35∼11:25 – Panel 1. Freedom of Religion or Belief in North Korea

Moderator: Lord Alton of Liverpool, Co-Chair, All-party Parliamentary Group on North Korea

  • Vija Herefoss, Senior advisor, Stefanus Alliance International
  • Suyeon Yoo, Co-Director, Korea Future
  • Timothy Cho, Inquiry Clerk, All-party Parliamentary Group on North Korea

11:30∼12:20 – Panel 2. Key Challenges for Human Rights in North Korea

Moderator: Remco Breuker, Professor of Korean Studies, Leiden University

  • Lim Eul Chul, Associate Professor of North Korean Studies, Kyungnam University
  • Ji Hyun Park, North Korean Human Rights Activist
  • Hyeonsim Lee, Investigator, Korea Future

13:10∼14:15 – Panel 3. Opportunities in Addressing Human Rights in North Korea

Moderator: Janet Anderson, Journalist and international justice observer

  • Dr. Kate Ferguson, Co-Executive Director & Head of Research and Policy, Protection Approaches
  • Catriona Murdoch, Partner, Global Rights Compliance
  • Nancy Yu, Deputy Executive Director, HURIDOCS
  • Megan Smith, Legal Officer, REDRESS

Contact: [email protected]

Please note:

  • Entrance via Portcullis House visitors’ entrance. Please allow up to 30 minutes to clear security.
  • Admittance upon presentation of invitation only. Guests are advised to bring personal photo identification
  • A buffet lunch will be served

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