Moderated by HRNK Co-Chair Emeritus Roberta Cohen Presenters: Dr. Rana Siu Inboden Adjunct Assistant Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs Distinguished Scholar, Strauss Center for International Security and Law North Korea and Authoritarian Collaboration in the United Nations: The Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review Process The report Dr. Inboden will feature examines ways that […]

This event will begin with a screening of the documentary Abandoned Heroes No. 43 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring: Mr. Seon-Woo Lee POW in North Korea from 1953 to 2006, when he escaped to South Korea Lt. Gen. Wallace "Chip" Gregson, Jr. (USMC, Retired) President, WC Gregson […]

On October 9, 1983, North Korean agents planted a bomb at the Martyrs' Mausolem in Rangoon, Burma, attempting to assassinate the fifth president of South Korea, Chun Doo-hwan. Although Chun was unharmed due to an act of providence, fourteen South Korean presidential advisers, journalists, and security officials were killed, together with four Burmese nationals. One out of […]

HRNK hosted the 18th General Meeting of the International Parliamentarians' Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR) on Thursday, September 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the DACOR Bacon House. Greg Scarlatoiu, HRNK Executive Director, moderated the event. Opening & Congratulatory Remarks (9:00-9:30 a.m.) The Hon. Ha Tae-keung, IPCNKR Chairperson & ROK National Assembly The Hon. […]