Luncheon at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea
On September 28th, program director Kwanhyung Lee and Haein Nam, international manager of NK Watch, had a luncheon together.
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 […]
NBC News Interview with Myeongchul Ahn
“… a former prison guard at Hoeryong-Area prison in North Korea. He worked at four different camps and discussed with NBC News the atrocities he saw — and committed — at those camps.” In 2003, Executive Directior Ahn Myeongchul describes in vivid detail his experiences working as a prison guard with NBC News. Read here
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 […]
Executive Director Ahn Myeongchul attended “Brilliant Minds” held in Madrid, Spain at the invitation of El Ser Creativo
On November 14, 2014, Executive Director Ahn Myeongchul attended “Brilliant Minds,” a convention for individuals with transformative ideas to make the world more sustainable, creative, and inclusive to come together on world changing ideas, held in Madrid, Spain. Read more (Spanish) Watch here
768 copies of petitions submitted to the UN Human Rights Office in Seoul
On October 22, NK Watch has submitted 768 petitions gathered from 2013 to 2019 regarding human rights violations in North Korea, including concentration camps and forced disappearances, to the UN Human Rights Office in Seoul. The petitions will be stored in the electronic repository of the UN Human Rights Office to preserve records of human […]
