2016 London Conference on North Korea
Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: January 13th, 2016
All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea
On behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea, it is my pleasure to invite you to our upcoming conference titled ‘Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea‘, to be held on February 22nd 2016 at the Houses of Parliament in London, the United Kingdom.
Chaired by the Rt. Hon Fiona Bruce, MP, the Rt. Hon Prof. the Lord Alton of Liverpool, and the Rt. Hon Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, the conference will address the entrenched and extreme violations of women’s rights in the DPRK.
A 2014 report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the DPRK laid bare an appalling human rights landscape that shocked the conscience of the world. Evidence of the extraordinarily prevalent sexual and gender-based violence committed against women, which was largely pursuant to state policy, is an issue that demands urgent attention. International scrutiny on women’s rights is permanently critical, but no more so than in the case of the DPRK.
The objective of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea in convening this conference is to assemble a wide range of experts in their respective fields, including those with little experience or knowledge of the DPRK, for a dialogue on how North Korea’s women can be better protected by the international community.
For the stated reasons, we would very much value your participation at the conference.
Registration: If in principle you are able and willing to attend, please express your interest in an email to James Burt, Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea (jamesburtappg@gmail.com) by January 27th 2016. We will confirm your attendance via the email provided and supply you with the relevant information for the day in an attendee pack.
Please find further details of the conference on the All-Party Group’s website.
On behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea, I would like to thank you for your consideration and look forward to welcoming you to the Houses of Parliament in February.
Fiona Bruce MP
