Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) and Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies co-hosted the International Conference on ‘Combating North Korea’s Crime of Enforced Disappearance: Documentation, Accountability and Sanctions’ held on 26th June, 2024 at Yonsei University, Seoul. Session 3: Sanctions - Targeted Sanctions for Enforced Disappearances ■ Moderator: Jae Jeok Park, Associate Professor of the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University ■ Presentation 1: ‘The use of targeted sanctions to combat international crimes andgrave human rights violations’ by Myong-Hyun Go, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS) ■ Presentation 2: ‘The existing regime of targeted sanctions against North Korea’ by Heunjin Kim, Director of North Korean Nuclear Affairs Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Republic of Korea ■ Presentation 3: ‘From documentation to targeted sanctions to judicial accountability forNorth Korea’s crime of enforced disappearance’ by Ethan Hee-Seok Shin, Advocacy Director, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) —------ Transitional Justice Working Group is a human rights documentation NGO established in Seoul in 2014 by human rights activists and researchers from five countries (South Korea, North Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada). The organization aims to develop the best practice to address mass human rights violations and to realize a victim-oriented approach and justice in societies that are making a transition from or have yet to make a transition from armed conflict or dictatorship. TJWG is a leading organization in documenting and mapping human rights violations in countries with limited physical access, such as North Korea.

Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) and Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies co-hosted the International Conference on ‘Combating North Korea’s Crime of Enforced Disappearance: Documentation, Accountability and Sanctions’ held on 26th June, 2024 at Yonsei University, Seoul. Session 2: Accountability - Enforced Disappearances in Courts and Truth Commissions ■ Moderator: Buhm-Suk Baek, Member of UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ■ Presentation 1: ‘The crime of enforced disappearance in international courts’ by Yongjune Min, Legal Officer of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) ■ Presentation 2: ‘Transnational investigation and prosecution of enforced disappearances in domestic courts’ by Alexandra Leibova, Program Officer, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) ■ Presentation 3: ‘Lessons learned from courts and truth commissions addressing enforced disappearances’ by Patrick Ball, Director of Research, Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) —------ Transitional Justice Working Group is a human rights documentation NGO established in Seoul in 2014 by human rights activists and researchers from five countries (South Korea, North Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada). The organization aims to develop the best practice to address mass human rights violations and to realize a victim-oriented approach and justice in societies that are making a transition from or have yet to make a transition from armed conflict or dictatorship. TJWG is a leading organization in documenting and mapping human rights violations in countries with limited physical access, such as North Korea.

Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) and Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies co-hosted the International Conference on ‘Combating North Korea’s Crime of Enforced Disappearance: Documentation, Accountability and Sanctions’ held on 26th June, 2024 at Yonsei University, Seoul. Session 1: Documentation - Multi-source Data Integration and Visualization for Advocacy ■ Presentation 1: ‘Best CSO practices in database establishment and advocacy on enforced disappearances’ by HURIDOCS (Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems) Speakers Benedict Salazar Olgado, Documentalist, HURIDOCS Hyebin Bina Jeon, Programme Officer, Team Asia Pacific, HURIDOCS ■ Presentation 2: ‘Findings from collecting information on North Korea’s enforced disappearance and the launch of the open database “Footprints 2.0”’ by Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) “Footprints” Project Team Speakers Jeonghyun Kang, Project Manager, TJWG April Song-Ah Park, Documentation Officer, TJWG ■ Presentation 3: ‘Creating and visualizing complex chain of command linkage evidence’ by Security Force Monitor (SFM) at the Columbia Law Human Rights Institute Speakers Tony Wilson, Founder and Director, SFMNiko Para Senior, Technical Consultant, SFM —------ Transitional Justice Working Group is a human rights documentation NGO established in Seoul in 2014 by human rights activists and researchers from five countries (South Korea, North Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada). The organization aims to develop the best practice to address mass human rights violations and to realize a victim-oriented approach and justice in societies that are making a transition from or have yet to make a transition from armed conflict or dictatorship. TJWG is a leading organization in documenting and mapping human rights violations in countries with limited physical access, such as North Korea.

Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) and Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies co-hosted the International Conference on ‘Combating North Korea’s Crime of Enforced Disappearance: Documentation, Accountability and Sanctions’ held on 26th June, 2024 at Yonsei University, Seoul. Opening Session ■ Master of Ceremonies, Suhena Mehra, Treasury and Communications Manager, Transitional Justice Working Group ■ Opening Remarks by Hubert Younghwan Lee, Executive Director, Transitional Justice Working Group ■ Welcoming Remarks by Professor Jung-hoon Lee, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University ■ Congratulatory Remarks by Judge O-Gon Kwon, Former President of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ■ Video Message by Julie Turner, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues —------ Transitional Justice Working Group is a human rights documentation NGO established in Seoul in 2014 by human rights activists and researchers from five countries (South Korea, North Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada). The organization aims to develop the best practice to address mass human rights violations and to realize a victim-oriented approach and justice in societies that are making a transition from or have yet to make a transition from armed conflict or dictatorship. TJWG is a leading organization in documenting and mapping human rights violations in countries with limited physical access, such as North Korea.

Side-event during the 22nd Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Dec 7, 2023, 13:15-14:30 EDT, at UN Headquarters, New York. Seeking Creative Accountability Pathways for North Korean Human Rights: Documenting Violations and Mapping the Chain of Command Moderated by Catriona Murdoch of the Global Rights Compliance (GRC) ■ Welcoming remarks H.E. Ambassador Sangjin Kim, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Alan Kessel, Assistant Deputy Minister Legal Affairs and Legal Adviser, Global Affairs, Canada ■ Panelists Ms. Kim Kyu Li, North Korean defector whose sister Kim Chul-ok was taken to North Korea when 500 North Korean defectors were forcibly repatriated by China on October 9, 2023 Dr. Ethan Hee-Seok Shin, Legal Analyst, Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) ■ Closing Remarks Julie Turner, Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of States

2019년 9월 3일 국회 예산결산특별위원회(예결특위) 자유한국당 성일종 국회의원 대한민국 국회 예산결산특별위원회에선 납북억류국민 문제를 외면하거나 방치하고 있는 대한민국 정부에 대한 질의와 질타, 관계부처 장차관들의 답변이 이뤄졌습니다. 더 면밀히 감시하고 요구하며 행동하기 위한 중요한 명분과 단계를 하나 더 확보했다는 점에서도 뜻깊습니다. 자유한국당 성일종 의원은 1969년 KAL기 납치피해자 가족회 황인철 대표의 진정을 정치적으로 민감한 사안이라는 황당한 이유로 두번이나 각하시킨 국가인권위원회 최영애 위원장을 먼저 질타했습니다. 문재인 정부 들어 3차례의 남북정상회담을 포함해 36회 이상의 남북대화를 하고도 북한측에 납치된 국민 송환요구를 하지 않은 통일부에 대해선 말로 노력한다 하지 말고 가시적으로 북한에 제기할 것을 김연철 장관에게 요구했습니다. 강경화 장관이 외국 가고 없으니 차관이 나온 외교부에는 우루과이와 아이슬란드 정부가 유엔에서 KAL납북 문제를 제기해주고 국제앰네스티가 캠페인을 벌여주는데도 정부는 과연 무얼하고 있는지 묻고, 북한이 위반한 국제협약들을 확인하여 북한을 국제사법재판소(ICJ) 제소하는 것을 검토하도록 요구했습니다. 중간에 앞으로 어떻게 할 것인가 다시 묻는데 세 명의 국무위원 누구도 먼저 우리가 하겠다고 나서는 이 없어 눈치보기 침묵이 흐르는 순간이 있었습니다. 결국 세 부처를 대표한 모두 관계부처들간에 협의해서 애쓰겠다는 주인 없는 답으로 마무리됐지만, 공히 무엇이라도 하겠다고 공언했으니 무엇을 하는지 지켜보고 비판과 압박의 강도를 높여야겠습니다. 1969년 KAL기 납치피해자 가족회 황인철 대표님과 권영민 활동가의 간곡한 호소를 전달받고 나서주신 성일종 의원님과 준비해주신 김태륜 보좌관님, 기회를 만들고 이어주신 자유한국당 예결위 전수경 심의위원님, 관련 국제협약을 짚어 이 일들이 가능하게 백방으로 뛰어준 전환기정의워킹그룹(TJWG)의 법률분석관 신희석 박사에게 감사드립니다. 국정감사까지 계속 흐름이 이어져 납북억류 문제가 바른 길로 잡히도록 계속 돕겠습니다. 영상출처: 국회방송