Regional Cooperation for Transitional Justice in Asia and Human Rights in North Korea

The Application of Transitional Justice Frameworks to North Korea

Closed-door Meeting

• Date: September 17, 2015 (Thursday), 13:30-17:00
• Venue: Auditorium, 1F, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
• Organizers: Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), Human Asia, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, and SSK (Social Science Korea) Human Rights Forum
• Sponsors: The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, U.S. and Jeongam Foundation

• MC: Sarah A. Son, Research Director, Transitional Justice Working Group

■ MODERATOR’S OPENING REMARKS
• Jung-Hoon Lee, Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights, Republic of Korea

■ SESSION 1: BRIEFING OF THE OUTCOME FROM THE 2013 ASAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN NORTH KOREA AND FOLLOW-UPS
• Presenter: Yuri Kim, Research Associate of Center for Global Governance at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies
• Followed by an interactive dialog with the audience

■ SESSION 2: BRIEFING OF THE TJWG’S PROJECT “MAPPING MASS GRAVES IN NORTH KOREA” AND ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
• Presenters: Hubert Younghwan Lee, Chief Director of Transitional Justice Working Group, and Dan Bielefeld, Technical Director of the TJWG
• Followed by an interactive dialog with the audience

 

International Conference

2015 ASIA HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM
Regional Cooperation for Transitional Justice in Asia and Human Rights in North Korea

┃Date┃September 18, 2015 (Friday), 10:00-17:00
┃Venue┃Auditorium, 1F, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
┃Organizers┃Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), Human Asia, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, and SSK(Social Science Korea) Human Rights Forum
┃Sponsors┃The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (U.S.) and Jeongam Foundation (Korea)

* Please RSVP your attendance at the far right on the top menu bar of www.sskhumanrights.org

INVITATION

The 2014 report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea concluded that the systemic, widespread and gross human rights violations in North Korea amount to crimes against humanity, and has called for international cooperation with a view to ensuring full accountability. Accordingly, the matters of “accountability” and “impunity” have emerged as integral parts when discussing the situation in the country and approaches to be taken. This new momentum creates an impetus to discuss transitional justice frameworks as a holistic response to the ongoing human rights atrocities in North Korea.

Within Asia, many societies have already experienced transitional justice processes. In countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, transitional justice has been an ongoing process. In Myanmar, a vibrant transitional justice dialog is emerging.

This conference will provide a forum for a better understanding, policy discussion and debate on transitional justice in the context of Asia and the Korean peninsula. The conference will contribute to the ongoing discussion in the region and also provide insights and partnership opportunities for stakeholders, including victims, policymakers, civil society organizations, and academia. Please join us for an engaging discussion.

September 2015

Changrok Soh, President of Human Asia and SSK Human Rights Forum
Chaibong Hahm, President of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Hubert Younghwan Lee, Chief Director of TJWG

 

 

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