The NUAC Seoul Assembly (Vice-chairperson: Sohn Kyung-sik) hosted the “Unification Symposium, accompanied by professional organizations” on October 6 at Sheraton Seoul Palace Gangnam Hotel.

The symposium, which invited the Korean Women Lawyers Association (President: Lee Eun-kyeong), was themed “Meaning of 「North Korean Human Rights Act」 and Future Tasks.”

In the presentation that followed, Dr. Lee Kyu-chang (Korea Institute for National Unification) explained the enactment process and controversies of the 「North Korean Human Rights Act」and proposed the following future tasks: △harmonious operation of regulations outlined in the 「North Korean Human Rights Act」; △sufficient gathering of opinion and discussion of matters not specified in the 「North Korean Human Rights Act; and △revised North Korean human rights policy and strategy for the parallel progress of South-North relations.

Female NUAC council members and lawyers who were present at the symposium discussed action plans involving both organizations to improve human rights in North Korea.