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The Right Way to Handle North Korea.An international conference on North Korean human rights and refugee problems was held in Bergen, Norway, from May 9 to 11. |
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When Dialogue Matters - Promoting Human Rights Across Ideological DifferencesNorwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr støre's speech, delivered at the conference by Petter Wille, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
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UN Special Rapporteur visited BergenProf. Vitit Muntabhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights attended the "NEW APPROACHES"-conference in May. Mr. Muntabhorn is a law professor from Thailand. In 2004, he was appointed as Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in North Korea. In this work he has had a difficult task, as he has been denied access to the country.In Bergen Muntarbhorn gave a keynote speech about the human rights situation in North Korea and also gave the final speech - summarising the 3 days of debates and discussions in Bergen. |
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Five Documentaries on North Korea Screened During the Conference.As part of the international conference «North Korea: New Approaches», The Rafto House, in cooperation with Nordic Media Festival and Bergen Kino, screened a series of documentary films, including: “The Parade” (Monday, 8.), “ The Game of their Lives” (Tue. 9.), A state of Mind” (Wed. 10.), “Access to Evil” (Thur. 11.) and “A Day in the Life” (Friday, 12. of May). |
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Why a Rafto Engagement for North Korea?The Rafto Prize is awarded annually by the Thorolf Rafto Foundation for Human Rights (established in 1986), which is a close cooperation partner of the Rafto Human Rights House. Since 1990, four of the Rafto Prize Laureates have later received the Nobel Peace Prize. Among these is Kim Dae-jung, former president South Korea. He received the prize of 2000, in honour of his «sunshine» policy towards North Korea and in recognition of his life long struggle for human rights in The Republic of Korea. The Rafto Foundation had been trying to find a North Korean candidate, but research showed that these were hard to find. If a candidate was found and named, he or she would face certain death. |
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Conference Logo Made by Art StudentMr Magnus Riise, a student of Bergen National Academy of the arts, made the conference logo in competition with fellow students. Click here to find out more about the logo |