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U.S. Policy Toward North Korea: The Case for Instituting a More Effective, Human Rights Centric Approach

The conference will be held on October 27, 2015 in Washington, D.C. at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced and International Studies (SAIS). The International Bar Association (North America), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Defense Forum Foundation, North Korea Freedom Coalition, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, US-Korea Institute at SAIS, Yonsei Center for Human Liberty and Freedom House are convening this conference to bring together decision-makers on Capitol Hill and in the Administration, as well as civil society, to discuss the importance of making human rights a central pillar of U.S. policy toward North Korea. A keynote speech will be delivered by Justice Michael Kirby, who was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon to chair the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea. For more info and to RSVP, click here.

Save North Korean Refugees Day 2015

On Thursday, September 24, the North Korea Freedom Coalition joined by the International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea sponsored the annual “Save North Korean Refugees Day” to call upon China to stop the repatriation of North Korean refugees. Petition deliveries to Chinese embassies and other events were held in solidarity in over 20 cities throughout the world! A report describing the activities of Sept 24 will be available soon.

Support the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY!

We urge you to contact your U.S. Senator to express support for H.R. 757. The North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015 is a bipartisan legislation that will strengthen the enforcement of tough, targeted financial sanctions against the North Korea regime and its egregious human rights abuses, censorship, arms trade, weapons of mass destruction development, illicit activities, and cyber attacks. 

Tennessee Residents: 
Please also call Senator Corker’s office at:
202-224-3344.
For more information about H.R. 757, click here.

Support Free North Korea Radio


Support Free North Korea Radio


FNKR is the award winning radio station, staffed by North Korean defectors, that is broadcasting into North Korea news, educational programs about democracy and human rights, accurate historical facts, other vital information, and hope to the isolated people in North Korea. According to independent surveys of North Koreans who have escaped, FNKR is the most popular radio program that has ever broadcast into North Korea. The FNKR website is also the most popular website in South Korea for information about North Korea. FNKR’s founder and director, Kim Seong Min, has received international recognition for his work. He is the recipient of the 2009 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and the 2008 Media Award from Reporters Without Borders. FNKR needs your financial support to continue its crucial work. To support this broadcast, individuals and organizations can make a tax deductible donation to FNKR through the Defense Forum Foundation.

For more info about Free North Korea Radio, click here.

Report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democractic People’s Republic of Korea

The Commission has documented in detail the “unspeakable atrocities” committed and that continue in North Korea. The Report also includes in a letter from the Commission to Kim Jong-un, stating its intention to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court “to render accountable all those, including possibly yourself, who may be responsible for the crimes against humanity” referred to in the letter and the Report. The COI’s 372 page detailed report is published at the U.N. Human Rights website. The U.N.’s press release, North Korea: UN Commission documents wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity, urges referral to ICC, is also available here.