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  Visit to Poland through U-Bridge Program ​Those Who Do Not Remember the Past Are Condemned to Repeat ItBy Joanna Hosaniak, Project LeaderThe Program called “U-Bridge” (You are the Bridge for Unification) is aimed at North ...

  

  North Korean Human Rights Workshop for High School Students The 7th Youth Workshop, hosted by NKHR, was held at the International Youth Center from July 28th to July 30st. A total of 49 high school students from across ROK attended the workshop. The worksho...

  

  Sockhop 'Til You Drop Fundraiser for Refugee Rescues! (아래에 한국어 버젼도 있습니다)The NKHR Rescue Fund is hosting its annual fundraiser for North Korean refugee rescues. And this year it is a crazy sock/dance party extravaganza!!!!!!!! We’ve scored four ...

  

  For The Freedom Showcase & Free Beer Concert "For The Freedom" Music Video Showcase & Free Concert/Free Drink!   This Friday, we invite you to come check out the hip hop stylings of North Korean resettler, rapper and visual...

  

  NKHR Rescue Fund Presents "Orphans" Screening and Discussion Join NKHR Rescue Fund as we explore the issue of families separated by the Korean War. The event will include a 30-minute screening of “Orphans(A Requiem),” and a panel discussio...

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  NKHR's 20th Anniversary! On May 4, 1996 few people gathered to establish the Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR), an NGO that started the world North Korean human rights movement. Thank you for your sup...

  Head of OHCHR sends message to NKHR's event in Geneva Head of OHCHR sends message to NKHR's event in Geneva.Korea's separated families. The stories of thousands of families awaiting reunification.   ​On March 15, 2016 the Citizens' Al...

  Give Hope, a Life of Freedom Thousands of North Koreans escape the country every year. They sneak across the Tumen and Yalu rivers to reach China. But if discovered in China, they face being sent back to North Korea and tortur...

  NKHR radio interview on TBS Main Street Listen to NKHR talk about our work for North Korean refugees and our volunteer fundraising team, NKHR Rescue Fund: NKHR interview 

  Hip Hop for North Korean Refugees Thanks to the guidance of Mr. Yang, our North Korean student and artist, Chunhyeok Kang began also his professional hip hop journey. Chunhyeok plans to record his music in the near f...

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  70 North Korean Refugees Rescued in 2016  

  

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  • International Conference on Enforced Disappearances: Solidarity, Strategies, and Solutions
  • The 12th International Conference on North Korean Human Rights & Refugees
  • The 11th International Conference on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees
  • 10th International Conference on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees
  • The 9th International Conference on North Korea Human Rights & Refugees: Melbourne, Australia

  • The Life I Experienced in North Korea
  • North Korea’s Control over its People and the People’s Safety Agency
  • [Resolution] 31st Human Rights Council, North Korea
  • [Report] 31st Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on North Korea
  • [Report] 31st Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on North Korea

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  Rapping to help better N. Korea human rights Defector rapper Kang Chun-hyok rehearses ahead of his showcase for the single "For the Freedom" at a basement bar in Hongdae, Seoul, last week. / Korea Times photo by Kim Ji-sooRapper Kang wants S.Koreans to know N.Korea's realityBy Kim Ji-sooRapper Kang Chun-hyok's showcase was not held in the t...

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  Panel of experts: new milestone after COI   Seoul, March 22, 2016 Press Release   The introduction of the Panel of Experts on accountability in the UN Resolution on North Korean human rights is a new milestone after the UN Commission of Inquiry     The Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) ...

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  Nine North Korean refugees at risk of imminent repatriation, UN issues statement Nine North Korean refugees, including an 11-month old baby, are at risk of being imminently sent back to North Korea. NKHR calls on China to refrain from forcibly sending the nine refugees back to North Korea, where they would face torture and imprisonment. The UN Office of the High Commissi...

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  NKHR advocates at the UN General Assembly as the General Assembly considers resolution seeking referral of North Korea to the ICC NKHR advocates at the UN General Assembly as the General Assembly considers resolution seeking referral of North Korea to the ICCFor NGOs like NKHR, organizing side events and individual advocacy meetings with government representatives from various countries are necessary elements of a successfu...