Presenter: Timothy Cho (co-Secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea)
Chair: Sahar Sadoughi (PhD Candidate, City Law School)
About the Speaker:
Timothy Cho is a two-time North Korean escapee who has endured imprisonment four times in China and North Korea. After his parents fled North Korea, he became a homeless member of the "enemy class", a group comprised of families of regime defectors deprived of opportunities. He served as an aid to Fiona Bruce MP for Congleton in 2018-19 and currently holds the position of co-Secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea. Timothy also serves as an Open Doors spokesperson for Korea and a CREDO Ambassador for persecuted people worldwide. He regularly speaks at conferences in the UK and internationally, including the 49th, 52nd, and 55th United Nations Human Rights Council sessions on North Korea, where he addresses human rights, political and religious persecution in North Korea and other nations.
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