2018 Democracy Award Recipient: Now, Action & Unity for Human Rights (NAUH)

Since 2010, Now Action & Unity for Human Rights (NAUH) has been working to improve human rights conditions in North Korea and achieve a unified Korean Peninsula. NAUH has spearheaded awareness campaigns on North Korea's human rights conditions, organized campaigns calling for unification, hosted cultural exchanges between South and North Korean young adults, participated in radio broadcasts that relay news of freedom for North Korea, and helped rescue operations of North Korean refugees.

*Represented by Seong-ho Ji and Shi-Woo Choi

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Seong-ho Ji

Seong-ho Ji is the President of Now Action & Unity for Human Rights (NAUH). Since defecting from North Korea in 2006, he has participated in activities in various fields including human rights symposiums and cultural events in a bid to improve North Korean human rights and prepare for unification. Seong-ho gained international attention in 2108 when President Donald Trump hosted him as a guest at the State of the Union address, sharing his harrowing story.

Shi-woo Choi

Shi-woo Choi is an administrative team leader at Now Action & Unity for Human Rights (NAUH). After defecting from North Korea in 2006, he became a foundation member of NAUH in 2010. His work focuses on the rescue of North Korean refugees in third countries.

2018 Democracy Award Recipients

Honoring the Civil Society Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea

UNIFICATION MEDIA GROUP

UMG aims to provide residents of North Korea with credible, timely news and information, while reporting to the international community uncensored news from within the country.

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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP

TJWG collects, documents and visualizes evidence of crimes against humanity in North Korea to support the ongoing effort to hold perpetrators accountable, and to bring victims’ needs and rights to mainstream awareness.

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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.

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NOW ACTION & UNITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

NAUH has been working to improve human rights conditions in North Korea and achieve a unified Korean Peninsula.

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