The
14th
General Meeting of the International
Parliamentarians’ Coalftion for North Korean
Refugees and Human Rights
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20 July 2017
Antigua, Guatemala
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On behaif of the International Parliamentarians’ Coaiition for North Korean Refugees and Human
Rights (IPCNKR), it is a great honor and pleasure to invite you to the
14th
General Meeting of
IPCNKR.
Members of parliaments from ali around the world have joined and supported IPCNKR for the
purpose of promoting and protecting the human rights of North Koreans in compliance with the
principles of the Universal Deciaration of Human Rights. Since its founding in
2003,
IPCNKR has
held its annual General Meeting. This year, the
14th
anniversary General Meeting is scheduled to be
held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from the
1$ffi
through the
2O
of July,
2017.
On March
24, 2017,
the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva has adopted a
resolution on the situation of human rights in the Dernocratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),
widely known as North Korea. The resolution condemns in the strongest terms on North Korea’s
ongoing crude, systematic, and wide-spread human rights violations, and urges North Korea to
take immediate steps to end such violations, including the abductions issue. Taking the finding of
the UNHRC resolution into consideration, the General Meeting will have its topic as “The role of
international organizations in resolving the issue of North Korean human rights.” During the
meeting, we would like to open a discussion addressing such issues, and propose ways to make
better situation.
We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us and recommend honorable members of
parliament who are interested in the issues related to human rights of North Koreans. Please
confirm your delegates who will be attending the conference by the date of
5 June,
2017.
We will be delighted to arrange and provide two
nights
of accommodation during the course of
conference between the
1$th
and
20h
of July
for
up to three to maximum of four
delegates
representing each parliament. Please note that IPCNKR will
be able to fund the airfare for any
invitees.
Please find the enclosed attachments:
Introduction to
IPCNKR
(2
pages)
2)
Registration Form
(1
page)
3)
2017
IPCNKR
14th
General Meeting Program
(tentative)
i)
(i
page)
Yours faithfully,
Hong, Il-Pyo
National Assemblyman, ROK
Masaharu Nakagawa
Representative, JAPAN
Congress of the Republic
GUATEMALA