Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights
| Formation | December 10, 1999 |
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| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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Key people
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Yu Sae Hee (chairman), Han Ki Hong (president), Kim Young Hwan (head researcher) |
| Website | en |
The Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (북한민주화네트워크, NKnet) is a registered NGO based in Seoul, South Korea. The organization conducts research on and raises public awareness about North Korea, human rights in North Korea, and Korean unification. It also engages in movement building activities and has helped launch other organizations, most notably the Daily NK.
"To help bring about democracy and respect for human rights in North Korea."
NKnet was founded in Seoul in 1999. Its founders are veterans of South Korea’s democracy movement and most at one time formerly supported North Korea’s Juche ideology. By the mid-1990s, however, those who would go on to found the group, including prominent activist Kim Young Hwan, publicly renounced their support for the North Korean regime in response to increasing evidence of human rights violations in the country.
Past activities have included training programs, seminars, photo exhibitions, a speaker series, and an international conference on human rights in North Korea co-sponsored with the National Endowment for Democracy in 2010. In 2004, NKnet also launched and later spun off the Daily NK, an online newspaper that has a network of sources within North Korea. The organization also started Radio Free Chosun, which broadcasts to North Korea over shortwave radio. In 2011, NKnet hosted the world’s first annual North Korean Human Rights International Film Festival. In September 2012, it hosted its second annual film festival. NKnet is a member of The International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK). The organization has also participated in various forums and campaigns including the “Daughter of Tongyeong Rescue Campaign" on behalf of Shin Suk-ja.
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