Exhibition on North Korean Human Rights

-Distribution of North Korean human rights report, quiz on North Korean vocabulary, nutcracking, sharing of gwibalgisul

The PUAC Gangwon Sokcho-si Chapter (Head Han Young-hwan) held a North Korean Human Rights Exhibition for about 700 Sokcho citizens and tourists at the Jeongwol Daeboreum Site of the Sokcho Beach from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on February 24, 2024.

The exhibition, which was based on the testimonies of North Korean defectors, featured 11 articles relating to the right to life, the right to be free from torture and inhuman treatment, the right to physical liberty and security, the right to freedom of movement and residence, the right to privacy, the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to women's rights. 

Cho Hye-young, a PUAC council member and North Korean defector, and Chapter Head Han Young-hwan gave explanations about the exhibition to the visitors. Citizens and tourists who visited the exhibition said they learned more about human rights abuses, with some expressing shock at the extent of the human rights violations in the North. They said they had a meaningful time to learn a lot through the exhibition. 

Other accompanying events included distributing brochures on North Korean human rights, sharing gwibalgisul, quiz on North Korean words and nutcracking. 

Many families participated in the quiz on North Korean vocabulary and nutcracking, saying that it was a fun time to get to know North Koreans a little better. 

▷Chapter Head Han Young-hwan talks about the human rights situation in North Korea 

▷Cho Hye-young, a North Korean defector, briefs about the human rights situation in North Korea.

▷A group photo of council members of the Public Communications Standing Committee 

▷Tourists participating in the quiz on North Korean words 

▷Children cracking walnuts after giving correct answers in the North Korean vocabulary quiz

▷A family of 4 participating in the North Korean vocabulary quiz together

▷A father and daughter participating in a North Korean vocabulary quiz.

▷Secretary Kim Young-sung explains gwibalgisul in English to foreign tourists

▷ A couple participating in the sharing of gwibalgisul

▷Chun Ji-hyeon Chief of the Public Communications Standing Committee, 

explains the North Korean Human Rights Report to tourists.

▷Citizens and tourists waiting in line to participate in the North Korean vocabulary quiz

▷The North Korean Human Rights Report is being distributed to Sokcho citizens who participated in the event