By David Hawk

Thursday, July 1, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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Featuring: 

David Hawk
Author

Roberta Cohen
Co-Chair Emeritus, HRNK

Ambassador Robert King
Former U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
Board Member, HRNK

Moderated by:

Greg Scarlatoiu
Executive Director, HRNK

Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Korea: The Role of the United Nations" is HRNK's 50th report in our 20-year history. This is even more meaningful as David Hawk's "Hidden Gulag" (2003) was the first report published by HRNK.  In his latest report, Hawk details efforts by many UN member states and by the UN’s committees, projects and procedures to promote and protect human rights in the DPRK.  The report highlights North Korea’s shifts in its approach to human rights before and after the February 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry report. In conclusion, while following the collapse of the Hanoi Summit and the outbreak of the COVID epidemic, North Korea is currently in an extreme “anti-reform” and “anti-opening” phase. This HRNK report contends that recommendations the United Nations could make to the DPRK may provide a roadmap complete with specific steps for North Korea to become a more "normal" country. 

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