Your Invite Oct. 29th: Thinking Strategically About Human Rights Challenges in Negotiations with North Korea

The next summit betwen President Trump and Kim Jong-un is an opportunity where the administration can and should express concerns over Kim Jong-un's egregious human rights track record.

Thinking Strategically About Human Rights Challenges in Negotiations with North Korea Featuring Jung Pak, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings Institution Greg Scarlatoiu Executive Director, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea Dan Aum Director of the Washington, D.C. Office , National Bureau for Asian Research Hosted by Olivia Enos Policy Analyst, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation Prior to the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, the international community underscored the need to raise human rights concerns in negotiations with North Korea. Despite President Trump's focus on North Korea's human rights challenges at the State of the Union and notable meetings with North Korean refugees, human rights were seemingly left out of the conversation in Singapore. Since that time, the U.S. government has said little on human rights issues and reports from South Korea indicate that human rights are not a priority there either. The prospect of a second summit between Trump and Kim is an opportunity where the administration can and should express concerns over Kim Jong-un's egregious human rights track record. Join us for a conversation on how and why raising human rights issues advances U.S. national security objectives. Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. The Heritage Foundation's Allison Auditorium   214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002 RSVP to attend in person Watch Online - registration not required to watch online   Media inquiries call (202) 675-1761 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 | (800) 546-2843 You are subscribed to Heritage Foundation e-mails as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to change your e-mail preferences, please click here to update your subscription.

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