Raising awareness and building solidarity for North Korean human rights
The human rights situation in North Korea is often overshadowed by security issues and geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula....
Vision North’s President Hyeonseo Lee Spoke at Forbe’s Women Summit
Hyeonseo Lee’s Fight For Freedom. North Korean Defector, Activist & Author, Hyeonseo Lee, shares the powerful story of her escape...
NYT OpEd: Creating a united, and welcoming, Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
Turning Point: North and South Korean athletes march under a unified flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South...
Hyeonseo Lee discusses human rights situations in North Korea with U.S. State Department’s officer Julie Turner
“When people are trying to escape, they carry poison…they’d rather kill themselves than have to return to North Korea.” Join us...
Hyeonseo Lee and Jieun Baek speak at Asia Society
Hyeonseo Lee, a North Korean defector and author of the book The Girl with Seven Names, and Jieun Baek, a...
Hyeonseo Lee speaks at Perth Writers Festival
Hyeonseo Lee grew up in North Korea. Aged 17, she escaped to China. Twelve years later, she was reunited with...
NYT Op-Ed by Hyeonseo Lee: Life as a North Korean Refugee
SEOUL, South Korea — FOR years, thousands of North Koreans have been sneaking across the border into China to escape...