Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR)
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The 9th International Conference
on North Korea Human Rights & Refugees: Melbourne, Australia
Invitation
Citizens’ Alliance for North
Korean Human Rights (NKHR) and the Australian Committee for Human Rights
in North Korea would like to invite you to the 9th International
Conference on North Korean Human Rights & Refugees in Melbourne,
Austrailia on 20~21 March, 2009.
Since 1999, the conference has, on a large scale, been held in Seoul, Tokyo, Prague, Warsaw, Bergen and London, and has contributed to drawing international attention on the issues of North Korean human rights and refugees. The conference started as a discussion meeting for NGO activists. Now, the conference has become an influential forum where the UN special rapportuer, EU representatives, diplomats, politicians, and international human rights NGO activitists and scholars can exchange information and opinions on issues improving the human rights situation in North Korea. Australia, the hosting country of the 9th conference, has consistently voted in favor of the adoption of the UN resolution on North Korean Human Rights since the first resolution at the 60th UN General Assembly in 2005. The 9th international conference has been in the spotlight since various experts and influential figures, including the Australian Foreign Minister, the Hon. Stephen Smith, have promised their participation. The reception will be held in Melbourne Town Hall. In addition, our conference stresses the improtance of artistic espression in the promotion of understanding others, thus a painting exhibition, a piano recital and film screenings will accompany the program, which will attract the Australian media. By all means, we would like you to participate in our conference and share the world’s enthusiasm for improving North Korean human rights. Yours sincerely, January, 2009 Benjamin H. Yoon Michael Danby
Representative MP and Chair Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean The Australian Committee
Human Rights for Human Rights in North Korea
• March 20-21, 2009
• Venue: Hyatt Hotel 123 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
• Organizers: Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR)
The Australian Committee for Human Rights in North Korea • Sponsers: National Endowment for Democracy, USA
The Chosun Ilbo, ROK
Preliminary AGENDA Language of proceedings: English/Korean Friday, 20 March, 2009
08:30 Sign-in of Registered Participants 08:45 Opening Session
Moderator: Jae-chun Won, Professor, Handong International Law School, Director of Campaign, NKHR, ROK
Welcome Address
Michael Danby, MP, Chair, The Australian Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, Australia Carl Gershman, President, NED, USA Keynote Speech
Hon. Stephen Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to be confirmed), Australia Special Remarks
H.E. Ueda Hideaki, Japanese Embassador in charge of Human Rights, Japan
H.E. Seong Ho Jhe, Ambassdor for Human Rights, MOFAT, ROK
09:30 Part I: ZOOM IN: Human Rights in North
09:30 A. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DPRK UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS
ON HUMAN RIGHTS Chair: Hon. Michael Mackellar, President, the Australian Institute for International Affairs Panelists:
Political Prison Colonies in North Korea: System and Repercussions
Man-ho Heo, Professor, Kyungpook National University, ROK
Situation of the Use of Torture in North Korea
Young-whan Lee, Senior Officer, Research Team, NKHR, ROK
Situation of the Rights of the Child in the DPRK
Joanna Hosaniak, Senior Officer, International Cooperation Team, NKHR, ROK
Q & A
10:50 Break
11:00 B. SITUATION OF THE NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES
Chair: Dr. Sun-Young Park MP, Spokesperson, Liberty Forward Party, ROK
Panelists:
North Korean Refugees in Japan: The Hidden Problems of the 'Returnee-Refugees'
Tessa Morris-Suzuko, Professor, Australian National University, Australia
Late, But Not Too Late: Korean-Canadians Mobilize
Jack Kim, Executive Director, Hanvoice, Canada
Film 'On the Border' by Chosun Ilbo
Q & A
12:40 Special Speech
Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the
DPRK, Thailand
13:00 Lunch
14:15 Part II: ZOOM OUT: North Korea through Art, Music and Film
Chair: Jae-chun Won, Professor, Handong International Law School, ROK
14:15 Introduction of Cheol-woong Kim and painter Sun Mu. Conversation with two
artists about their work, freedom of expression in North Korea and their lives in South Korea Piano recital & explanation of the art work of Sun Mu
Q & A
14:50 Conversation with Torstein Grude, producer of the "Yodok Stories"
documentary film and Dong-hyuk shin, survivor of the Political Prison Camp
15:20 "Yodok Stories"documentary (2008) by Andrzej Fidyk and Q & A
17:00 Closing Remarks
Benjamin H. Yoon, Representative, NKHR, ROK Saturday, 21 March, 2009
10:00 – 12:30 Closed Roundtable meeting with MPs, NGOs, experts (By Special Invitation Only)
Moderators: Senator Michael Forshaw (Australia) Chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for
Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade, AustraliaSuk-woo Kim, President, National Development Institute, Board Member, NKHR, ROK Greg Sheridan - Foreign Editor -The Australian
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