2024 IDNKHR

  • Yung Ho Kim

    Minister of Unification, Republic of Korea

  • Seong-mee Yoon

    Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva

  • Kelly Billingsley

    U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council

  • Buhm-Suk Baek

    Member, UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

  • Sung Min Rho

    Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute

  • Jordan Smith

    Research & Advocacy Officer, CSW

  • Aoife Daly

    UN Advocacy Officer, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

  • Jung Min Shin

    International Human Rights Lawyer, Harvard Law School

  • Sarah Yoon

    Country Representative for Korea, National Democratic Institute (NDI)

  • Sang-uk Yoon

    Human Rights Policy Officer, Ministry of Unification

  • Young-hwan Go

    Former Counselor, Embassy of North Korea in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Il-gyu Lee

    Former Counselor, Embassy of North Korea in Cuba

  • Seongryeol Kim

    Professor, Busan University of Foreign Studies

  • Lucy McKernan

    UN Geneva Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch 

  • Sean Chung

    CEO, HanVoice

  • Boram Jang

    East Asia Researcher, Amnesty International

  • Unique Kim

    Human Rights Analyst, Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB)

  • Bada Nam

    Secretary General, PSCORE (People for Successful COrean REunification)

  • Joo-Il Kim

    Secretary General, INKAHRD (International North Korean’s Association for Human rights and Democracy)

  • Ik Hwan Kim

    Director, North Korean Human Rights Promotion Division, Ministry of Unification

  • Joanna Hosaniak

    Deputy Director General, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights

  • Jeong-ah Kim

    CEO, Tongilmom

  • Hee-Seok Shin

    Legal Analyst, Transitional Justice Working Group

  • Eunju Kim

    Member, North Korea Human Rights Promotion Committee of Ministry of Unification

  • Jihyun Park

    Senior Fellow for Human Security, Centre for Asia Pacific Strategy

  • Jae-Chun Won

    Professor, Handong Global University 

  • Sung-Eui Lee

    Korean War Abductees' Family Union

  • Myeong-hwa Son

    Korean War POW Family Association

  • Jin-Young Choi

    Son of South Korean Missionary Chung-gil Choi Detained in North Korea

  • Duck Chul Cha

    Head of Abductees Response Team, Ministry of Unification