Advisory committee on the establishment of the National North Korean
Human Rights Center discusses the construction and operation of the center
Unification Ministry launches the advisory committee on the
establishment of the National North Korean Human Rights Center and
holds its first meeting (April 18)
On April 18, the Ministry of Unification, led by Minister Kim Yung
Ho, appointed members for the advisory committee on the establishment
of the National North Korean Human Rights Center and convened its
first plenary meeting.
The advisory committee consists of 14 civilian experts,
including Chairperson Jo Nam Seung, who advise on the construction and
operation of the center. They are expected to perform roles such as
providing tailored advice on architectural design, exhibition content
management, and space organization.
During his remarks, Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho cited the
statement by President Yoon on the 105th March First Independence
Movement Day that “unification is precisely what is needed to expand
the universal values of freedom and human rights,” and expressed his
plan to foster the National North Korean Human Rights Center as a core
hub to “spread the realities of North Korea.”
Furthermore, Minister Kim stressed that he will turn the center into
a venue for public discussion on various global human rights issues by
holding joint events and exhibitions and human rights dialogues with
the international community.
Additionally, Minister Kim personally penned a message of hope to
North Korean residents in a work donated by a web-cartoonist Choi Sung
Kook, who is also a North Korean defector, to commemorate the launch
of the advisory committee on the establishment of the National North
Korean Human Rights Center, and asked the members to play constructive
and creative roles in all stages of the center’s construction and operation.
