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promotion of human rights in North Korea on October 24, 2011. On
June 4, 2013, the Commission hosted a meeting of the Consultative
Council of Human Rights Policy Officials to review and encourage the
implementation of the recommendations. In addition, at the end of
November 2013, the Commission examined the implementation of the
recommendations by two government Ministries for the last two years,
and found that most of the recommendations were in the process of
implementation.
(3) Hosting discussion meetings
The NHRCK hosts discussion meetings and round tables to collect the
opinions of the related entities and stakeholders on policy options on
the human rights in North Korea and to form popular rapport. On
February 19, 2013, the Commission expressed its opinion at the
discussion meeting on the measures to promote the human rights of the
children of North Korean defectors staying in foreign countries. The
Commission co-organized a seminar on the enactment of a statute on
the human rights in North Korea with the Forum on Unification and
Future and the Forum on Human Rights on March 19, 2013. The
Commission co-organized a discussion meeting to enhance the awareness
of human rights in North Korea with Hanyang University and the
Association of Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification of the Korean
Peninsula on December 9, 2013.
(4) Cooperation with organizations for the promotion of human rights in North Korea
The NHRCK hosted more than 10 round tables to exchange views and
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