Justice Michael Kirby at SAIS

Full disclosure: I am on the Board of one sponsoring organization and have an affiliation with another, but even if I had no connection to any of the sponsors, any program on North Korean human rights featuring Justice Michael Kirby, chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry, is worth attending:

The US-Korea Institute at 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, and the Yonsei Center for Human Liberty and Freedom House present 

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

Featuring:

Justice Michael Kirby

Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea

October 27, 2015

9:30 am - 5:30 pm

*Reception from 5:30-7:00pm

Kenney Auditorium

1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20036

This conference will 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. (Please click HERE to read the Commission's landmark report.)

Conference topics will include:

(1) the current human rights situation in North Korea,
(2) existing and proposed sanctions directed at the North Korean regime
(3) accountability measures for past and ongoing human rights violations in North Korea, and
(4) indigenous and cross-border activities aimed at advancing human rights in North Korea.

Please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3BV73R6

Full agenda can be found HERE.