N. Korea rights group urges against WomenCross event



News N. Korea rights group urges against WomenCross event HRNK suggests long-serving congressman not participate at WomenCross event, seek 'realistic' engagement Ha-young Choi July 21, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Leo Byrne The Washington D.C.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) has sent a letter to U.S. congressman Charles Rangel suggesting he think twice about attending a Tuesday briefing from WomenCross DMZ participants. The letter called North Korea the world’s most “reclusive” regime, stating that “engagement” must be based on realistic recognition of its human rights situation, including by “providing information” to the people in order to awaken them. The Washington D.C.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) has sent a letter to U.S. congressman Charles Rangel suggesting he think twice about attending a Tuesday briefing from WomenCross DMZ participants. The letter called North Korea the world’s most “reclusive” regime, stating that “engagement” must be based on realistic recognition of its human rights situation, including by “providing information” to the people in order to awaken them. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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N. Korea rights group urges against WomenCross event

HRNK suggests long-serving congressman not participate at WomenCross event, seek 'realistic' engagement

Ha-young Choi July 21, 2015

N. Korea rights group urges against WomenCross event

Leo Byrne

The Washington D.C.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) has sent a letter to U.S. congressman Charles Rangel suggesting he think twice about attending a Tuesday briefing from WomenCross DMZ participants.

The letter called North Korea the world’s most “reclusive” regime, stating that “engagement” must be based on realistic recognition of its human rights situation, including by “providing information” to the people in order to awaken them.

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