Side Event at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council entitled “Towards a New Dawn for the North Korean People: Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in North Korea”
TOWARDS A NEW DAWN FOR
THE NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE
Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in North Korea
Side Event at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council
Event Summary
Date: Friday 15 March 2024, 11:00 Central European Time
Location: Palais des Nations, Room XXV
The event is co-organized by a global coalition of nearly twenty members, including civil society representing over 500 organizations in over 100 countries, including the Center for
Justice and Accountability, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Global ...
22nd Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
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New York Law School Board Room
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Despite sustained international calls for action following the landmark 2014 report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the matter of crimes against humanity committed by the North Korean leadership is still overshadowed by a heavy focus on nuclear security issues. Distracted by North Korea’s diplomatic rapprochement and “charm offensive” strategies of “engagement”, concrete policies and possible measures to address abuses have not been ...
A Briefing on North Korean Abductions and Enforced Disappearances in Congruence with the WGEID Visit
Families of those taken by North Korea speak out.
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