***This event will be webcast live without an audience in attendance.***
Webcast here: https://www.csis.org/events/human-rights-north-korea-regaining-lost-gro…
In the past three years, the momentum to bring human dignity to the citizens of North Korea has lost ground. In 2018, the UN Security Council failed to renew a debate on North Korean human rights abuses in its chambers for the first time since the release of the 2012 Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in North Korea. To galvanize momentum on human rights issues and to promote discussions of concrete and actionable policy recommendations with a focus on creating change, current and former government officials, scholars, and experts will address developments after the UN COI, explore the nexus of human rights and denuclearization, hear the stories of North Korean refugees, and present new research in the area of human rights.
This event has been co-organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the George W. Bush Institute, and The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.
Please note: In light of current public health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus, please refrain from attending this event in person if you are exhibiting flu-like symptoms and/or have traveled to a Level 3 (currently China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea) country in the previous two weeks. We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to watch online.
Agenda and Speakers
10:00 AM WELCOMING REMARKS
10:20-10:50 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS & CONVERSATION
10:50-12:00 PM SESSION 1: COI Report: Revitalizing the North Korean Human Rights Movement
- Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
- David Hawk, Former Executive Director, Amnesty International USA; Former UN Human Rights Official in charge of the Cambodia Office, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
1:00-2:15 PM SESSION 2: Human Rights and Denuclearization: The Role of the United Nations, the United States, and Key Partners Going Forward
- Lindsay Lloyd, Bradford M. Freeman Director of the Human Freedom Initiative, George W. Bush Institute
- Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; Vice Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs and D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Fellow in Human Freedom, George W. Bush Institute
- Olivia Enos, Senior Policy Analyst in the Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
- Robert R. King, Senior Adviser, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, U.S. Department of State
2:15-3:30 PM SESSION 3: Conversation with North Korean Escapees
3:45-5:00 PM SESSION 4: North Korea Today: New Findings
- W. Courtland Robinson, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
- Martyn Williams, Nonresident Fellow, Stimson Center; Founder, North Korea Tech website