The International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK) was formed on September 8, 2011. It comprises Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights and has support from over 40 organizations worldwide. North Korean human rights issues with which the ICNK deals include North Korea’s political prison camp system and the repatriation and punishment of North Korean refugees.
As stated by ICNK:
ICNK was formed with the goal of establishing a UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate Crimes against Humanity in North Korea. In order to achieve this, the ICNK works to raise public understanding and awareness of the human rights situation in North Korea.
In January 2012 ICNK sent an open letter to Kim Jong-un. In March 2012 ICNK submitted a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council to employ its special procedures mechanism to help shut down the North Korean political prison camps.
List of member organizations:
Advocates International Global Council
The Association for the Rescue of North Korea Abductees, Chiangmai
Japanese Lawyers Association for Abduction and Other Human Rights Issues in North Korea
Asian Human Rights & Humanity Association of Japan
The Society to Help Returnees to North Korea
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Prayer Service Action Love Truth for North Korea (PSALT NK)
People in Need (Czech Republic)
Odhikar
North Korea Freedom Coalition
No Fence
Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet)
Life Funds for NK Refugees
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
Kontras
Justice 4 North Korea
Jubilee Campaign USA
International Center for Transitional Justice
Human Rights in Asia
Human Rights Without Frontiers
Human Rights Watch
Han Voice
Freedom House
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Democracy Network against North Korean Gulag (Free NK Gulag)
Conectas
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
BurmaInfo
Burma Partnership
Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR)
Amnesty International Japan
Amnesty International
Aegis Trust
Open North Korea
