The Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) is the world’s first and oldest NGO devoted fully to the advancement of North Korean human rights. Founded in Seoul in 1996, NKHR has spread international awareness on human rights issues in North Korea by organizing conferences, concerts, and art exhibitions, and by establishing a network of NGOs to influence government policymakers and the UN. NKHR also runs education and resettlement programs for North Korean youth in South Korea.

*Represented by Bum-Jin Park, Sungju Lee, and Youngja Kim

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Bum-Jin Park is the Chairman of the Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR). Park has been part of the NKHR since 2006, and previously served as a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, President of Hansung Digital University, and a journalist.

Sungju Lee is a consultant at the Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR). He is the author of Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea¸ detailing his defection in 2002. He is strongly interested in the unification of the Korean Peninsula, human rights, and rescuing North Korean refugees in China.

Youngja Kim was a founding member of Citizens’ Alliance for NKHR and has served as its Director General since 1996. Prior to leading NKHR, from 1976 until 1985, during South Korea’s military rule, Ms. Kim was the Deputy Executive Director of Amnesty International Korea, and was previously its public relations officer. Born in Seoul, Ms. Kim was also a founding member of Human Asia (Asia Center for Human Rights), where she continues to serve on the Executive Committee.

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