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History

History

For the past decade, NKDB has grown to become a forerunner in promoting North Korean human rights and now works with various organizations

2014

Research on the public’s perception and discrimination of North Korean Defectors

Research on the state human rights in North Korea

Project for resettlement support to returned prisoners of war and abductees

Utilization of NKDB’s Visual Atlas for promotion of the North Korean human rights situation on the Internet

Project with the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (Psychological counselling for North Korean victims of torture and physical abuse)

Inauguration of Jong Hun Park, second Chairman of NKDB

5th and 6th North Korean Human Rights Academy

Seminar on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall - “Transitional Justice and Social Integration in Unified Germany: Lessons for the Korean Peninsula” (September, 2014)

Seminar on the Enactment of the North Korean Human Rights Act and the Improvement of the Human Rights Situation in DPRK (February, 2014)

2013

Monthly Briefing and Discussion on North Korean Human Rights

Research on the state of human rights in North Korea

Project for resettlement support to returned prisoners of war

Research on forced repatriation of North Korean defectors in China and preparation of a plan for improvement of the current situation

Research aimed at improvement of the resettlement support system for North Korean defectors

Publishing of the North Korean Human Rights Case Report

Preparation of a report analyzing and categorizing the documents obtained via investigations on human rights conditions in North Korea; Submission of the report to the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in DPRK

3rd and 4th North Korean Human Rights Academy

Seminar on the state of human rights violations and forced repatriation of North Korean defectors in China

Seminar on the publication of NKDB’s White Paper on North Korean Human Rights and White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea (October 2013)

North Korean Human Rights Case Report and human rights abuses: documentation of violations and the human rights movement (May, 2013)

Seminar on the occasion of the anniversary of the publication of the report “Trends in Economic Activity of North Korean Defectors” (February, 2013)

2012

Establishment of a resettlement support center for POWs and abductees within NKDB’s Resettlement Assistance Headquarters

Publishing of the North Korean Human Rights Case Report

Research on the state of human rights in North Korea

Research on the living conditions of elderly North Korean defectors and preparation of an assistance plan

Research on the application plan for overseas Koreans aimed at building a South-North community base

2nd North Korean Human Rights Academy

Comprehensive Evaluation of Human Rights in North Korea and Prospects for Change of the human rights situation during Kim Jong Un’s Administration (September, 2012)

North Korean Human Rights Case Report and human rights abuses: documentation of violations and the human rights movement (September, 2012)

2011

Research on the state of human rights in North Korea

Project for collection of field information from North Korea

Publishing of the North Korean Human Rights Case Report

1st North Korean Human Rights Academy

Seminar on the current state of human rights in North Korea: International Seminar in Washington, D.C. (November, 2011)

Seminar for evaluation of the program development of projects and of the support to overseas North Korean defectors (July, 2011)

Seminar: Past and present of Political Prison Camps and Detention Facilities in North Korea (July, 2011)

2010

Research on the state of human rights in North Korea

Research on the state of separated families

Research on the economic and housing conditions of North Korean Defectors

Project for collection of field information from North Korea

Project for follow-up services for returned POW

North Korean Human Rights Civic Education Radio Broadcasts

Comprehensive Evaluation of North Korean Human Rights situation and Prospect for Change of the situation (December, 2010)

Current State of North Korean Human Rights and Seeking Measures for Improvement: Joint international seminar with Freedom House and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (November, 2011)

2009

Lawyer Kim Woong Ki becomes NKDB’s second Chief Director

Research on the state of human rights in North Korea

Research on North Korean political prison camps

Pilot educational program for social integration of returned abductees

Social Adaptation Education for POWs

North Korean Human Rights Civic Education Radio Broadcasts

Group Counselling for improvement of young North Korean defectors’ self-worth Debate on the establishment of the North Korean Human Rights Archives and on seeking a plan for their operation (August, 2009)

International Seminar for Developing a strategy for improvement of North Korean Human Rights, Washington D.C. (October, 2009)

2008

Research on the state of human rights in North Korea

Pilot educational program for social integration of returned POWs

Group program for improving the adaptation of young North Korean Defectors at school and setting-up their career path

Looking at the North Korean defectors-South Korean helpers relationship from an interaction viewpoint (November, 2008)

Policy Debate (October, 2008)

Seminar for the publication of the White Paper on North Korean Human Rights on the occasion of the second anniversary of the establishment of NKDB’s North Korean Human Rights Archives (July, 2008)

2007

Establishing NKDB’s North Korean Human Rights Archives

Publishing NKDB’s White Paper on North Korean Human Rights, White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea, Trends in Economic Activity of North Korean Defectors

Comparative study of supporting programs for migrants in different countries

Evaluation of the project for resettlement assistants

Project for national integrated support services offered for improvement the mental health of North Korean defectors with PTSD

Seminar for the publication of NKDB’s White Paper on North Korean Human Rights (June, 2007)

How to become a good resettlement assistant to North Korean Defectors (November, 2007)

2006

Research for devising a plan for the establishment of integrated system aimed at improving the mental health of North Korean defectors with PTSD

Research on South Korean Abductees and their families

Research on separated families

Research on the state of young female North Korean Defectors

2005

Establishment of NKDB’s Resettlement Assistance Headquarters and NK Social Research

2004

Received authorization as a legal entity from the Ministry of Unification

2003

Establishment of NKDB (12th May 2003))

Sang Hun Kim becomes the first Board Chairman

Yeo Sang Yoon becomes the first Chief Director of NKDB