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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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Establishment of NKDB’s Resettlement Assistance Headquarters and NK Social Research
2004
  1. Received authorization as a legal entity from the Ministry of Unification
2003
  1. Establishment of NKDB (12th May 2003))
    Sang Hun Kim becomes the first Board Chairman
    Yeo Sang Yoon becomes the first Chief Director of NKDB