Post-event – Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for north korea’s human rights violations

On Monday, September 27th, NK Watch held an international conference regarding advocacy and accountability for human rights violations in North Korea. The venue was prepared in compliance with social distancing measures. Thank you to all the speakers, both in person and online. Seating was prepared for social distancing Hon. Michael Kirby giving his keynote speech […]

NK Watch at Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for North Korea’s human rights violations

NK Watch Director, Myeongchul Ahn, gave the welcome address at Monday’s Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for north korea’s human rights violations. He encouraged raising awareness of North Korean human rights violations. Dr. Kwanhyung Lee, NK Watch’s Program Director, presented “NK Watch’s Human Rights Advocacy Activities and Cooperations with the International […]

The Geoffrey Nice Foundation’s “A Report on the Legal Avenues to deal with Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” – Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for North Korea’s human rights violations

At Monday’s Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for North Korea’s human rights violations, the lawyers of the Geoffrey Nice Foundation – Ruby Peacock, Nathan Fuller, Holly Armstrong, and Adam Smith – presented key content online from A Report on the Legal Avenues to Deal with Human Rights Abuses in the DPRK. The […]

Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for north korea’s human rights violations

NK Watch, an NGO specializing in investigating and documenting the harm of North Korean human rights violations, will hold an international conference, the Conference on international advocacy to act to ensure accountability for north korea’s human rights violations, on Monday, September 27th, at the Seoul Global Center, occurring both online and in-person. This conference aims to […]

Executive Director Myeongchul Ahn’s Interview with the OHCHR

The Quest for Justice: A Former Prison Guard from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea speaks out. Executive Director Ahn Myeongchul’s interviews with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul regarding his experiences in North Korea and as a human rights activist. Click here to read more

Executive Director Myeongchul Ahn’s interview with Dong-A Ilbo

Ahn Myeongchul’s escape and the process of entering Korea changed in an instant.Ahn was a security guard at the 22nd Political Prison Camp (Total Control Zone) under the National Security Agency. He was a perpetrator who once suppressed North Koreans.However, his father’s sudden upheaval and subsequent defection made him an instant victim. Ahn’s family members […]

NK Watch deposited 768 copies of petitions with the UN Human Rights Office

The UN Human Rights Office in Seoul recieved 768 petitions submited by NK Watch. “#NGO NK Watch shared 768 digital copies of petitions with the UN Human Rights Office. The petitions will be stored on our electronic repository to preserve info on #humanrights violations in the #DPRK. We continue to collaborate with NGOs to document […]

North Human Rights Academy: North Korea’s political prison camps

Myeongchul Ahn, Executive Director of NK Watch, has worked tirelessly to inform the international community of the reality of North Korea’s political prison camps and continues to advocate for human rights and democracy in the North. This lecture is on the “Anatomy of Political Prison Camps.” Watch here Part 1 Part 2