Final agenda for the Seoul Summit
Here is the final agenda for Seoul Summit: Promoting Human Rights in North Korea. You can register in person at the door.
DECEMBER 9, 2005 (FRIDAY) Dynasty Hall, The Shilla Hotel, 9:30-6:00 PM | |
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8:30-9:30 AM |
Registration: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
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Session I: South Korea and International Community’s Role for the Improvement of North Korean Human Rights | |
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Moderator: Ms. LEE In Ho (Distinguished Professor, Myung Ji University) |
9:30-9:40 AM
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Opening Remark: |
9:40-11:00 AM |
Presentation: Professor YOO Se Hee (President, Citizens United For a Better Society) Mr. Jay LEFKOWITZ (Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, USA) Mr. CHUNG Eui Yong (Member of Parliament, Uri Party) Mr. KIM Moon Soo (Member of Parliament, Grand National Party) Mr. Thomas O. MELIA (Deputy Executive Director, Freedom House) |
11:00-11:10 AM |
Coffee Break |
11:10-12:00 Noon |
Q & A and Panel Discussion |
Session II: Strategizing the Promotion of North Korean Human Rights | |
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Moderator: Mr. KIM Hyun (Chairman, the Human Rights Subcommittee of the Korean Bar Association) |
1:30-2:15 PM |
Speech #1: Dr. AHN Byung Jik “Possibility of Reform Policy under the Kim Jong Il Regime” Speech #2: Mr. Michael HOROWITZ (Senior Adviser, Hudson Institute) “Reasons Behind the Human Rights Tragedy in North Korea” Speech #3: Dr. AHN Young Sop (Professor, Myung Ji University) “Universal Principles on North Korean Human Rights” |
2:15-3:30 PM |
Panel and Q & A |
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Mr. KIM Young Hwan (Editor, Zeitgeist) “The True Nature of Kim Jong Il Regime” Mr. Sean WOO (Chief of Staff, The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe) “US Congress’s Efforts to Improver Human Rights Condition in North Korea” Mr. KANG Cheol Hwan (Co-Chairman, Democracy Network Against North Korean Gulag) “North Korean Defector’s Perspective on North Korean Human Rights” Mr. YOON Yeo Sang (Chairman, Database Center for North Korean Human Rights) “South Korean Policy on North Korean Defectors” Ms. Elizabeth BATHA (International Advocate, Christian Solidarity Worldwide) “International Institute’s Positions on North Korean Human Rights” Mr. HAM Un Kyung (Director, Open Policy Research Institute) “386 Generations’ Approach on North Korean Human Rights” Mr. Pierre RIGOULOT (President, French Committee to Help North Korean Population) “France’s Opinion on North Korean Human Rights Situations” Mr. SAKANAKA Hidenori (President, North Korean Returnees Aid Association) “Japanese Approach on North Korean Human Rights Situation” Ms. LEE Doo Ah (Human Rights Subcommittee of the Korean Bar Association) Mr. SONG Keun Jon (Attorney-at-law, Liberty Union) “Legal Aspects on North Korean Human Rights” Mr. HA Tae Kyong (Executive Director, Open North Korea Broadcasting) “The Role of Broadcasting toward the North Korea” |
Session III: NGO Forum--Strengthening the Promotion of North Korean Human Rights | |
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Moderator: Professor KIM Young Ho (Sungshin Women’s University) |
4:00-4:05 PM |
Opening Remarks
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4:05-4:10 PM |
Han Mi’s Story: Mr. Do Hee Yun (Chairman, Citizen’s Coalition for Human Rights of Abductees and North Korean Refugees) |
4:10-4:15 PM |
Word to the People of North Korea: Mr. KIM Sung Min (Representative, Free North Korea Broadcasting)
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4:15-4:25 PM |
Mr. Joel CHARNY (Vice President For Policy, Refugees International) “On Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors by Chinese Government” |
4:25-4:40 PM |
Performance by the Baekdu Halla Reunification Artistic Group (North Korean Defector Artist Group) |
4:40-4:45 PM |
Appealing for the Return of Abducted South Koreans by the North Korea: Ms. LEE Mi Il (President, Korean War Abductees’ Family Union) Ms. CHOI Woo Young Panel and Q & A |
4:45-4:50 PM |
Reading a Letter to Father who was abducted to the North: Mr. HWANG In Chul (Executive Director, Family of Abducted and Detained in North Korea) |
4:50-5:00 PM |
Medical Conditions in North Korea: Mr. Gilduin BLANCHARD (Representative, Seoul Branch, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) |
5:00-5:10 PM |
Performance by LiNK (Liberty in North Korea) |
5:10-5:40 PM |
Panel Discussion: Mr. Willy FAUTRE (Director, Human Rights Without Frontiers) Mr. David HAWK (Former Director, US Chapter, Amnesty International) Ms. Suzanne SCHOLTE (President, Defense Forum Foundation) Mr. Teruaki MASUMOTO (Secretary General, Japanese Association of Families Abducted by North Korea) Mr. HAN Ki Hong (President, NKnet) |
5:40-5:55 PM |
Documentary Film on North Korean Human Rights |
5:55-6:00 PM |
Seoul Summit Resolution |
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Singing Together the Seoul Summit Theme Song, Glass Bottle |




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