CANCELED: Peace on the Korean Peninsula as a Human Rights Issue: War, Sanctions, and Women Peacebuilders
5 March 2020, 11:00 a.m.-12:00pm Event date:
Room VII, Palais Des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
UPDATE: Due to the global COVID-19 situation, all side events at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva have been canceled. (Effective 3 March 2020 until the end of the session)
As the unresolved Korean War enters its 70th year, a panel discussion will explore the connection between peace and human rights, the impact of sanctions on human rights, and the role of women peacebuilders in resolving the crisis on the Korean Peninsula. A side event to the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Speakers:
- Peter Prove, Director, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, World Council of Churches (moderator)
- Ewa Eriksson, former Head of Country Delegation in the DPRK for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (retired)
- Kevin Gray, Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex
- Youkyoung Ko, Consultant, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- Henri Feron, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy
- Tomás Ojea Quintana, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK