❙Congratulatory Speech❙ Venue for Coalition and Cooperation among Human Rights Agency Greetings. I am Lawmaker Kim Dong-Sung. First, I would like to wish all the happiness and luck to all the participants for the Seoul International Conference against Human Trafficking in Migrant Women. And I would like to also thank the organizers for your hard work to make this conference a success. Human rights is an intrinsic right that any human being is entitled to and as it says in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of France, there should not be any discrimination or hindrance in exercising those rights. Still today, however, there are a large number of people who are in the blind spot of human rights cannot lead a life deserving that of a human and asking for a helping hand. Human rights violation against women and/or children of third world countries are especially high and the theme of today’s conference, the migrant women who are fallen victim to human trafficking can be viewed to be in the same category. That is why the Seoul International Conference is especially meaningful. In order to respond tohuman trafficking of migrant women that continues to evolve into a more organized manner, collective and coordinated efforts of various organizations and governments instead of that of a single nation is highly necessary. Recognizing the importance of such cooperation, in 2008 the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and human rights agencies of the other countries announced the ‘Seoul Guidelines’ as a practical implementation measure. Now we are here today to establish ways to promote cooperation and develop constructive responses based on the ‘Seoul Guidelines’. This is why I believe today’s conference will be something highly meaningful for promoting human rights of migrant women.