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Another shameless plug for the upcoming human rights conference in Seoul next Tuesday, July 25th, for those who currently are in Seoul!! This NYT article gives a good overview of the work TJWG: Transitional Justice Working Group 전환기 정의 워킹그룹, the host of the conference, has been doing the last two years. Definitely a worthwhile read if you are a ~human rights campaigner~ (I know you all are!)
Hi all!
If you happen to be in Seoul this month, don't pass up this amazing opportunity to learn about how IT and forensic science are being applied to advancing human rights agendas around the world. TJWG: Transitional Justice Working Group 전환기 정의 워킹그룹, the main host of this conference, is currently the only NGO dedicated to bringing transitional justice to North Korea. At the event TJWG will be presenting its mapping project, which has geographically profiled mass graves, execution sites, other government facilities related to the regime's human rights violations, using satellite maps and defectors' testimonies. You can RSVP via link in the original post, and if you have any questions shoot me a message!!
[International Conference and Workshop for Human Rights Documentation Practitioners / Seoul, Korea]
Theme: Amassing Evidence - Applying Information Technology a...nd Forensic Science in Human Rights Documentation
◇ Conference: July 25, 2017 (Tue), 9:30-17:00 / Auditorium 1F, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
◇ Practitioner Workshop (By invitation): July 26–27, 9:30-18:00 / International Studies Hall, Korea University
Make sure to save the date and RSVP below or via the link at www.tjwg.org to join the conference which is open to the public!
https://goo.gl/forms/AW66WuwRFibBnhIt1
| Organizer | Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG)
| Partner | United Nations Human Rights Office in Seoul
| Sponsors | National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Amnesty International South Korea, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, and Korea University Human Rights Center
| SPEAKERS |
Ahmed Motala, LL.M. | Human Rights Officer at Methodology, Education and Training Section, United Nations (Congratulatory video message)
Clifton R. Emery, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare at Yonsei University
Ethan Hee-Seok Shin, LL.M. | Research Fellow, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG)
Friedhelm Weinberg | Executive Director, HURIDOCS
Hubert Younghwan Lee | Executive Director, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG)
Nevenka Tromp, Ph.D. | Executive Director, Geoffrey Nice Foundation
O-Gon Kwon, LL.M. | Former Vice President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Patrick Ball, Ph.D. | Director of Research, Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG)
Sarah Son, Ph.D. | Research Director, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG)
Scott Stevens | Communications Director, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG)
Stefan Schmitt, M.S. | Former Director of the International Forensic Program, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Youk Chhang | Executive Director, Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)
Come check out what everyones looking at!! Frist East TV Lounge! (Free Candy)
Stop by Frist East TV Lounge any time until 5PM to catch a glimpse of our Photo Exhibition!
On Friday, May 5th Princeton for North Korea Human Rights is holding its annual photo exhibition themed: Children's Day in NK. It will feature a collection of raw, emotional, and inspiring photos of children in North Korea. The exhibition will be in Frist East TV Lounge. It will a great opportunity to have a peek into the lives of the country closed in from the world.
Princeton for North Korean Human Rights (PNKHR) added 58 new photos to the album: 2017 Annual Intercollegiate Conference.
Princeton for North Korean Human Rights (PNKHR) updated their cover photo.
“I thought I had suffered enough ... and instead of living or working for others I thought I had every right to live comfortably for myself. [...] I felt as if I myself was somehow criminally responsible for seeing this happen and remaining silent.”
Our conference yesterday, themed "North Korea Inside Out: Beyond the Impasse," has been featured in South Korean newspapers!
"프린스턴大 한국학생들, 美정부에 "북한 인권 개선 나서라" 촉구"
("Korean students in Princeton University urge the US government to promote North Korean human rights")
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn…
“北 인권, 핵-미사일과 분리될 수 없어”
("North Korean human rights should not be separated from nuclear and missile issues")
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn…
Our 2017 intercollegiate conference North Korea Inside Out: Beyond the Impasse will be held on Sat, Feb 25, 10 am - 4 pm.
Speakers include:
Ji Seong-Ho - North Korean Defector | Human Rights Activist
Barbara Demick - Journalist | The Los Angeles Times...
Greg Scarlatoiu - Executive Director | HRNK
Sung-Yoon Lee - Professor of Korean Studdies | Tufts University
Scott Stevens - Co-founder | Transitional Justice Working Group
Registration Links:
Princeton Students https://goo.gl/forms/ufrXKtfWOP37qYs12
Non-Princeotn Students: https://goo.gl/forms/iOGpOyScljTHXFLg2
PNKHR has held an intercollegiate North Korean Human Rights Conference every year since 2012, attracting hundreds of students from both Princeton and tens of other participating colleges/universities.
Our 2017 conference is themed North Korea Inside Out: Beyond the Impasse. 5 renowned speakers will present their own assessments of the ongoing problems of the regime and provide different methods through which constructive changes to the current situation can be made.
Speaker...s include:
Ji Seong-Ho - North Korean Defector | Human Rights Activist
Barbara Demick - Journalist | The Los Angeles Times
Greg Scarlatoiu - Executive Director | HRNK
Sung-Yoon Lee - Professor of Korean Studdies | Tufts University
Scott Stevens - Co-founder | Transitional Justice Working Group
Registration Links:
Princeton Students https://goo.gl/forms/ufrXKtfWOP37qYs12
Non-Princeotn Students: https://goo.gl/forms/iOGpOyScljTHXFLg2
Did you know that North Korea has been exporting forced labor to more than 15 countries? These forcibly dispatched workers toil under slave-like conditions, overworking everyday for wages that are directly paid to the North Korean regime. This is yet another low-profile yet egregious human rights violation of North Korea that the world must recognize.
A very insightful article featuring a fascinating cultural aspect of the hermit kingdom: Pyongyang international Film Festival. To North Korea, cinema is not a form of "art", but just a platform through which they spread propaganda and promote their regime ideology. An interesting read!
A huge welcome to the new members of the PNKHR board this year:
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Treasurer: Sung Won Chang
Media and Publicity: Cameron Kerr, Preeta Acharya, Leo Choi, Samuel Oh, Patrick Cha, Josie Baltimore, Jenny Kim, Soon il Higashino
Events Team: Minji Kim, Allice Park, Sam Choi, Haneul Ryoo, Eun(Amy) Ahn, Homin(Sam) Ban, Max Kim, Becca Senatore --...
We are so excited to make this year the biggest year yet. Stay tuned for more information as we gear up for our annual intercollegiate conference in February!!!
Center for Korean Legal Studies at Columbia Law School [KGSA] holds a Special Guest Speaker Session on Tuesday, April 12, 7PM.
Bearing Witness: Abduction, Coercion, and Japanese Military Sexual Slavery in Korea, 1931-1945
Description: Please join us for a rare opportunity to hear the personal stories of two of the remaining surviving "comfort women."
Time: Tuesday, April 12, 7PM...
Location: Columbia Law School Jerome Greene Hall 103
Please RSVP, as space is limited.
http://goo.gl/forms/tk6Lriju7b
[KGSA+ Center for Korean Legal Studies at Columbia Law School Special Guest Speaker Session]
(Will be translated in English)
RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/tk6Lriju7...b
안녕하세요 Columbia KGSA입니다!
오는 4월 12일 화요일 7시에 ‘일본군 위안부’ 피해자이신 이옥순 할머니와 강일출 할머니를 모시고 증언을 듣는 자리를 마련했습니 다. 일제 강점기를 직접 경험하신 두 분의 살아있는 이야기를 들으며, 조국을 잃는 아픔과 여성의 인권을 생각해보고자 합니다. 또 한, 강일출 할머니의 ' 태워지는 처녀들' 작품을 모티브로 한 영화 ‘귀향‘ 의 조정래 감독님도 함께 모셨습니다. 많은 관심 바랍니다.
이번 행사는 컬럼비아대학교 한인대학원학생회와 컬럼비아 대학교 법학대학원 한국법연구소 그리고 나눔의 집 공동주관하에 개최됩니다.
Bearing Witness: Abduction, Coercion, and Japanese Military Sexual Slavery in Korea, 1931-1945
Please join us for a rare opportunity to hear the personal stories of two of the remaining surviving "comfort women."
Time: Tuesday, April 12, 7PM
Location: Columbia Law School Jerome Greene Hall 103
Please RSVP, as space is limited.
http://goo.gl/forms/tk6Lriju7b
Princeton for North Korean Human Rights (PNKHR) is hosting "Insight on NK" event on April 15. A South Korean organization named National Student's Council of NKHR will be visiting Ivy league campuses to hold photo exhibition and testimony & panel discussion where North Korean defector Jiyoung Lee, who escaped North Korea after serving as a female soldier, will join as main speaker to share her experience. Her testimony will largely focus on the social discrimination and women...'s rights in North Korea.
The human rights situation in North Korea has been grave for a long time with numerous reports of torture, inhumane treatment, executions, political prisoner camps, and enforced disappearances. "Insight on NK" will be a great opportunity to discuss both the severity of North Korean human rights situation in general and the regime's abuses on women's rights, an issue that has been given relatively less attention in the main discourse of the international community. With this event, PNKHR and National Student's Council of NKHR wish to generate more active voices on campus that call for the improvements of situations in North Korea.
For registration, please visit this link:
http://bit.ly/1V54ovP
