Human rights · Public understanding · Community

Advancing dignity and freedom for North Korean people

From New Zealand, we bring people together for informed public education, principled advocacy and practical community connection.

14 Jul 2024Public launch in New Zealand
8 May 2025Incorporated charitable trust
9429052828867New Zealand Business Number

Representative programme

The 2nd North Korean Human Rights Week

A week of seminars, public discussion and community activity in July 2025, creating space for credible testimony and thoughtful engagement in New Zealand.

Multiple Auckland venues · 10–14 July 2025

View programme highlights

What we do

Sustained work, grounded in dignity

Our records show a programme that connects public learning, testimony, civic engagement and practical community care.

Public education

Seminars, lectures and community forums that make North Korean human-rights issues understandable and relevant.

Advocacy and civic dialogue

Constructive engagement with public institutions, community leaders, partners and media.

Defector voices and testimony

Respectful opportunities for people with lived experience to speak with context, consent and dignity.

Community connection

Gatherings and practical support that strengthen belonging among North Korean and wider New Zealand communities.

Recent activities

Evidence of work in action

View all activities

10–14 July 2025

North Korean Human Rights Week 2025

A five-day Auckland programme of seminars, testimony, community gatherings and the second North Korean Defectors’ Day commemoration.

View activity

Five-day programme · Auckland

15 February 2025

Kim Ha-gyun lecture at Massey University Albany

A public lecture on settlement experiences and North Korean human rights at Massey University’s Albany campus.

View activity

Public lecture · Albany, Auckland

Upcoming events

Join the next public programme

The next programme is being confirmed

Contact us for event updates. Dates, speakers and venues will appear here only after confirmation.

Contact us for updates

Support the work

Help sustain credible, community-based human-rights work

Support enables public education, event delivery, translation, responsible communications and practical community connection.

How to support us