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North Korean Human Rights and International Cooperation: The Way Forward after the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI)+10

April 21, 2023 • 9:00 am – 12:40 pm EDT

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Korea Chair , Human Rights in North Korea

The CSIS Korea Chair is delighted to invite you to a live-streaming conference, "North Korean Human Rights and International Cooperation: The Way Forward after the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI)+10," on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 9:00 AM EDT. This conference will bring together scholars, experts, and officials to discuss the direction of North Korea's human rights issues as 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the UN Human Rights Council's vote to create a Commission of Inquiry into North Korea's human rights situation.

This conference will feature remarks by Ambassador Lee Shin-wha, Ambassador-at-Large for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights of the Republic of Korea, and recorded remarks by the Honorable Park Jin, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea. In addition, a panel of experts will discuss the ongoing human rights crisis in North Korea, focusing on improving human rights in North Korea in collaboration with the international community.

Welcoming Remarks

9:00 am

John Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS
Hyun-dong Cho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States

Congratulation Remarks (recording)

9:15 am

Jin Park, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea

Opening Remarks

9:20 am

Shin-wha Lee, Ambassador-at-Large for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights, the Republic of Korea

SESSION I: COI+10: Assessments, Limitations, and Tasks Ahead

9:30 am

Panelists:

Robert King, Senior Adviser (non-resident), Korea Chair, CSIS; Former U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights
Jung-Hoon Lee, Former Ambassador-at-Large for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights, the Republic of Korea

Michael Kirby, Former Chair of the UN COI on North Korea (Online)

Elizabeth Salmón, UN Special Rapporteur for North Korean Human Rights (Online)

Moderator:
Shin-wha Lee, Ambassador-at-Large for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights, the Republic of Korea

Break

10:50 am

SESSION II: Taking Stock of North Korean Human Rights

11:10 am

Panelists:
Robert Joseph, Senior Scholar, National Institute for Public Policy; Former United States Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation

Jung H. Pak, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Deputy Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), U.S. Department of State

Scott A. Snyder, Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the US-Korea Policy Program, CFR

Chaesung Chun, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University; Chair of the National Security Research Center, East Asia Institute

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin

Moderator:
Ellen Kim, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Korea Chair, CSIS

Adjourn

12:40 pm

This event is sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.