International Institute of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire (IKSU) 2025 Workshop
North Korea, A Country Left behind with the Cloaked Society

When: 24 April 2025 (Thursday), 3 PM – 5 PM  

Where: Adelphi Building (ABLT1), University of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE

Speaker 1: Dr Sojin Lim, Director of International Institute of Korean Studies at University of Central Lancashire (IKSU) Addressing Sociocultural Aspects of Period Poverty in North Korea

Speaker 2: Hanna Song, Executive Director of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) Invisible and Overlooked: Rights of Persons with Disabilities in North Korea

Speaker 3: Gyu-ri Kang, North Korean Defector in South Korea The Three Evil Laws and A Post-COVID North Korea

Speaker 4: Jihyun Park, Senior Fellow for Human Security of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy 30 Years Since the Beijing Declaration: Speaking Out for the Forgotten Voices of North Korean Women

Discussant 1: Kyu Li Kim, North Korean Defector in the UK

Discussant 2: Jinhyuk Li, North Korean Defector in the UK

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