[Session 1: Documentation] Combating North Korea's Crime of Enforced Disappearance

Описание: 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

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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.