International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea

Mission

As stated by ICNK:

In 2013 the UN Human Rights Council did establish the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK with resolution 22/13, with a landmark report published in 2014.

Activities

In January 2012 ICNK sent an open letter to Kim Jong-un. In March 2012 ICNK submitted a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council to employ its special procedures mechanism to help shut down the North Korean political prison camps.

Participating organizations

List of member organizations:

• Advocates International Global Council
• The Association for the Rescue of North Korea Abductees, Chiangmai
• Japanese Lawyers Association for Abduction and Other Human Rights Issues in North Korea
• Asian Human Rights & Humanity Association of Japan
• The Society to Help Returnees to North Korea
• Simon Wiesenthal Center
• Prayer Service Action Love Truth for North Korea (PSALT NK)
• People in Need (Czech Republic)
• Odhikar
• North Korea Freedom Coalition
• No Fence
• Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet)
• Life Funds for NK Refugees
• Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
• Kontras
• Justice 4 North Korea
• Jubilee Campaign USA
• International Center for Transitional Justice
• Human Rights in Asia
• Human Rights Watch
• Han Voice
• Freedom House
• International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
• Democracy Network against North Korean Gulag (Free NK Gulag)
• Conectas
• The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
• Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
• BurmaInfo
• Burma Partnership
• Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
• Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)
• Amnesty International Japan
• Amnesty International
• Aegis Trust
• Open North Korea

References

References

1. Rogers, Benedict. (September 9, 2011). "Calling for Action on North Korean Crimes". Wall Street Journal.
2. "North Korean Reality: NK Human Rights Issues". International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea.
3. Kvesic, Ivana. (Sep 8, 2011). "Human Rights, Christian Groups Investigate North Korea's Crimes Against Humanity". Christian Post.
4. "Open Letter to Kim Jong Un". International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea, January 10, 2012.
5. "ICNK Launches Fresh Fight against Prison Camps". The Daily NK, March 3, 2012.
6. "About the ICNK: Member Organizations (descriptions and weblinks)". International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea.
7. Cumming-Bruce, Nick. (Sep 17, 2013). "U.N. Panel Urges International Action on North Korean Human Rights Abuses". The New York Times.
8. Rogers, Benedict. (January 28, 2013). "North Korea in the Dark". The New York Times.
9. Erlanger, Steven. (March 21, 2013). "U.N. Panel to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in North Korea". The New York Times.
10. (7 February 2014). "Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea".
11. (7 February 2014). "Report of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea".
12. Sengupta, Somini. (December 22, 2014). "United Nations Security Council Examines North Korea's Human Rights". The New York Times.
13. Sengupta, Somini. (October 25, 2014). "Coalition Seeks to Send North Korea to International Court Over Rights Abuses". The New York Times.
14. Kratz, Agatha. (January 6, 2016). "North Korea: a role for the EU on human rights". [[European Council on Foreign Relations]].