International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea

The International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK) was formed on September 8, 2011. It comprises Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights and has support from over 40 organizations worldwide.^[1][2] North Korean human rights issues with which the ICNK deals include North Korea’s political prison camp system and the repatriation and punishment of North Korean refugees.^[3]

Mission

As stated by ICNK:

ICNK was formed with the goal of establishing a UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate Crimes against Humanity in North Korea. In order to achieve this, the ICNK works to raise public understanding and awareness of the human rights situation in North Korea.^[4][5]

Activities

In January 2012 ICNK sent an open letter to Kim Jong-un.^[6] 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.^[7]

Participating Organizations

List of member organizations:^[8]

• 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 Without Frontiers
• 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

See also

• Human rights in North Korea
• Yodok concentration camp

References

1. "Campaign for Investigation into North Korea's Crimes Against Humanity". Human Rights Watch.
2. Rogers, Benedict (September 9, 2011). "Calling for Action on North Korean Crimes". Wall Street Journal.
3. "North Korean Reality: NK Human Rights Issues". International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
4. ICNK: Introduction
5. Kvesic, Ivana (Sep 8, 2011). "Human Rights, Christian Groups Investigate North Korea's Crimes Against Humanity". Christian Post.
6. "Open Letter to Kim Jong Un". International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea, January 10, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
7. "ICNK Launches Fresh Fight against Prison Camps". The Daily NK, March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
8. "About the ICNK: Member Organizations (descriptions and weblinks)". International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

External links

• International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea - Homepage of the ICNK
• Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: The Hidden Gulag - Overview of North Korean prison camps with testimonies and satellite photographs
• Amnesty International: North Korea: Political Prison Camps - Document on camp conditions (torture, executions, hunger, child labor, forced labor) in Yodok and other camps
• Freedom House: Concentrations of inhumanity – Analysis of the phenomena of repression associated with North Korea’s political labor camps
• Christian Solidarity Worldwide: North Korea: A case to answer – a call to act – Report to emphasize the urgent need to respond to mass killings, arbitrary imprisonment, torture and related international crimes