Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties



News Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties Robert King says South Korea no longer willing to place DPRK human rights on back burner, calls on US to do the same Jeongmin Kim July 28, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ambassador Robert King, then the Special Envoy for North Korea Human Rights, briefing press in March 2013 \| Image: U.S. Mission Geneva For the first time in five years, South Korea has a special ambassador for North Korean human rights: Foreign minister Park Jin formally appointed Lee Shin-wha to serve in the position for a year on Thursday, and she brings decades of experience in multilateral diplomacy to the role. Lee’s appointment, a few months into the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, comes as the Biden administration continues to leave Washington’s own DPRK human rights envoy position vacant despite vowing to fill it over a year ago. For the first time in five years, South Korea has a special ambassador for North Korean human rights: Foreign minister Park Jin formally appointed Lee Shin-wha to serve in the position for a year on Thursday, and she brings decades of experience in multilateral diplomacy to the role. Lee’s appointment, a few months into the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, comes as the Biden administration continues to leave Washington’s own DPRK human rights envoy position vacant despite vowing to fill it over a year ago. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties

Robert King says South Korea no longer willing to place DPRK human rights on back burner, calls on US to do the same

Jeongmin Kim July 28, 2022

Interview: What South Korea’s new human rights envoy means for inter-Korean ties

Ambassador Robert King, then the Special Envoy for North Korea Human Rights, briefing press in March 2013 | Image: U.S. Mission Geneva

For the first time in five years, South Korea has a special ambassador for North Korean human rights: Foreign minister Park Jin formally appointed Lee Shin-wha to serve in the position for a year on Thursday, and she brings decades of experience in multilateral diplomacy to the role.

Lee’s appointment, a few months into the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, comes as the Biden administration continues to leave Washington’s own DPRK human rights envoy position vacant despite vowing to fill it over a year ago.

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