Documentation
Hanna Song at NKDB | Meet the Human Rights Documenters (Part 1)
Hanna Song, Director of International Cooperation at NKDB, talks about how to tailor communication strategies for different targets. This video is a part of the series "Meet the Human Rights Documenters". For more information, visit Database Center for North Korean...
read moreGayoung Kim at NKDB | Meet the Human Rights Documenters
"The investigations can be mentally and emotionally exhausting for both the victims and the researchers." says Gayoung Kim, Director of Human Rights Analysis at Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). This video is part of the series "Meet the Human...
read more[Article] Utilizing the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD)
Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) specializes in human rights documentation, and have successfully utilized UN human rights bodies for our advocacy work. In this article, I will walk you through how you can also do this. I’ll be talking about the UN Working...
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Digital Security
How to Deal with Online Abuse or Harassment
Many human rights defenders around the world experience online harassment. This is largely due to the rise of social media and its growing use in activism. No one is immune to threats: in a 2018 statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al...
Law
Criticisms and Shortcomings of the ICC
For an overview of the ICC, its development and structure, refer to the article. The ICC has been subject to criticisms since its establishment. Lack of executive/enforcement power: Apart from the post-trial enforcement issue, the ICC also suffers from pre-trial...
A Brief Overview of the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent criminal tribunal "based on the voluntary transfer of criminal competences of sovereign states and not unilaterally dictated by an alliance of power nations”. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court...
Retributive vs. Restorative Justice
The Preamble of UN Security Council Resolution 995 (1994), which led to the creation of the ICTY, states that, “[T]he prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law would … contribute to the process of national...
Case Studies
Summary of South Korean Government White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 2017
To download the publication: http://repo.kinu.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/8480 The White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 2017 is a comprehensive analysis of the human rights issues in North Korea by the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). The...
What is the Universal Periodic Review?
UPR: Background The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is an instrument that periodically reviews the human rights situations of all 193 UN member states. It was established in 2006 as the centerpiece of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). While other human rights...
Transitional Justice Case Study: Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
Background to the ECCC The Khmer Rouge (KR) regime ruled Cambodia from April 1975 until December 1979. Under Pol Pot’s leadership, approximately 2 million people – a quarter of Cambodia’s population – died in mass executions and from starvation, disease and torture in...