NKDB conducted a series of advocacy engagements in Washington, D.C. this March, advancing dialogue on North Korean human rights with a wide range of stakeholders across government, academia, and the policy community.
During the visit, NKDB held bilateral meetings with officials at the U.S. State Department and with Members of the House and Senate on Capitol Hill. These discussions focused on current human rights conditions in North Korea, accountability pathways, and opportunities for sustained U.S. engagement. NKDB shared its latest research findings, including documentation on the forced repatriation of North Korean escapees in China, as well as analysis of how human rights conditions inside North Korea have evolved in the post-COVID period.
Beyond government meetings, NKDB engaged with students and emerging policymakers, fostering conversations on how to better understand North Korea beyond surface-level narratives and how to sustain attention to its human rights situation amid competing global crises. The delegation also met with leading experts working on North Korea and China, exchanging insights on cross-border dynamics and strengthening networks for coordinated advocacy.
These engagements reinforced the importance of continued, informed, and collaborative efforts to address North Korean human rights issues at both national and international levels.
NKDB extends its sincere thanks to all of our partners in Washington, D.C. for their time, openness, and continued commitment to this issue. We are especially grateful to our North Korean escapee speakers, who bravely shared their personal experiences. Their voices remain central to ensuring that advocacy efforts are grounded in lived realities and that the urgency of these issues is not lost.
NKDB conducted a series of advocacy engagements in Washington, D.C. this March, advancing dialogue on North Korean human rights with a wide range of stakeholders across government, academia, and the policy community.
During the visit, NKDB held bilateral meetings with officials at the U.S. State Department and with Members of the House and Senate on Capitol Hill. These discussions focused on current human rights conditions in North Korea, accountability pathways, and opportunities for sustained U.S. engagement. NKDB shared its latest research findings, including documentation on the forced repatriation of North Korean escapees in China, as well as analysis of how human rights conditions inside North Korea have evolved in the post-COVID period.
Beyond government meetings, NKDB engaged with students and emerging policymakers, fostering conversations on how to better understand North Korea beyond surface-level narratives and how to sustain attention to its human rights situation amid competing global crises. The delegation also met with leading experts working on North Korea and China, exchanging insights on cross-border dynamics and strengthening networks for coordinated advocacy.
These engagements reinforced the importance of continued, informed, and collaborative efforts to address North Korean human rights issues at both national and international levels.
NKDB extends its sincere thanks to all of our partners in Washington, D.C. for their time, openness, and continued commitment to this issue. We are especially grateful to our North Korean escapee speakers, who bravely shared their personal experiences. Their voices remain central to ensuring that advocacy efforts are grounded in lived realities and that the urgency of these issues is not lost.