On January 14, 2025, NKDB Executive Director Hanna Song took part in the international online workshop “Preserving the Memories of Ongoing and Recent Violence: Best Practices in Memorialisation” hosted by the Ukrainian NGO Public Interest Journalism Lab (PIJL). The event brought together experts from around the world, including South Africa, Mexico, Chile, Ukraine, Guatemala and South Korea that discussed the memory of ongoing and recent violence.
The workshop centered on memory reconstruction and memorialization and emphasized the role of civil society in demanding truth, justice and historical accountability for victims of past violence. It also highlighted the importance of archives, oral testimonies and memory spaces in shaping historical narratives and resisting state-imposed impunity.
Representing NKDB, Hanna Song shared NKDB’s unique experience documenting more than 70 years of human rights violations in North Korea. She highlighted the organization’s efforts to build and protect the largest database of North Korean human rights violations and how the organization uses both legal and psychological approaches to support survivors.
This event reaffirmed NKDB’s continued engagement in global dialogues on transitional justice, and its commitment to ensuring that the stories of North Korean victims are remembered, protected, and heard.
To watch the replay of the workshop you can click HERE.
On January 14, 2025, NKDB Executive Director Hanna Song took part in the international online workshop “Preserving the Memories of Ongoing and Recent Violence: Best Practices in Memorialisation” hosted by the Ukrainian NGO Public Interest Journalism Lab (PIJL). The event brought together experts from around the world, including South Africa, Mexico, Chile, Ukraine, Guatemala and South Korea that discussed the memory of ongoing and recent violence.
The workshop centered on memory reconstruction and memorialization and emphasized the role of civil society in demanding truth, justice and historical accountability for victims of past violence. It also highlighted the importance of archives, oral testimonies and memory spaces in shaping historical narratives and resisting state-imposed impunity.
Representing NKDB, Hanna Song shared NKDB’s unique experience documenting more than 70 years of human rights violations in North Korea. She highlighted the organization’s efforts to build and protect the largest database of North Korean human rights violations and how the organization uses both legal and psychological approaches to support survivors.
This event reaffirmed NKDB’s continued engagement in global dialogues on transitional justice, and its commitment to ensuring that the stories of North Korean victims are remembered, protected, and heard.
To watch the replay of the workshop you can click HERE.