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Robert Park (born July 23, 1981) is an ordained minister,〔Teresa Jun. ("Tucsonans hold prayer vigil for missionary detained in North Korea" ), ''KOLD'', December 30, 2009.〕〔Love Responds.("The Real Truth concerning Minister Robert Park" ), ''Medium.com'', April 15, 2014.〕〔NK FREE.("Letter from Robert Park’s Parents To International Media " ), ''Medium.com'', March 15, 2014.〕 musician 〔Blurt Staff. ("Anti-genocide Activist Robert Park Releases Debut Music Video" ), ''Blurt Magazine'', July 8, 2013.〕 and human rights activist 〔World Affairs. ("Robert Park" ), ''World Affairs Journal'', 2013.〕 who went to North Korea on December 25, 2009 to protest against genocide and crimes against humanity allegedly taking place within the country.〔Carnegie Council. ("Robert Park" ), ''Carnegie Council: The Voice for Ethics in International Affairs'', February 15, 2012.〕 He is a founding member of the nonpartisan Worldwide Coalition to Stop Genocide in North Korea.〔Carnegie Council. ("Robert Park" ), ''Carnegie Council: The Voice for Ethics in International Affairs'', February 15, 2012.〕 Before his involvement with North Korea-related work, Park was active as a missionary in Sonora, Mexico, where he had assisted in the organization and delivery of humanitarian relief over several years.〔Love Responds.("The Real Truth concerning Minister Robert Park" ), ''Medium.com'', April 15, 2014.〕〔Anna, Cahn. ("Quest to end North Korean genocide evokes parallels to the Holocaust" ), ''Arizona Jewish Post'', October 14, 2011.〕 As a victim of North Korean torture, Park is preparing to file a lawsuit in the U.S. Federal Court under the Torture Victims Protection Act of 1991.〔Carnegie Council. ("Robert Park" ), ''Carnegie Council: The Voice for Ethics in International Affairs'', February 15, 2012.〕 His writings on the North Korean human rights situation have been published in the Harvard International Review, The Washington Post, Haaretz, San Jose Mercury News, Asia Times, South China Morning Post, National Post, The Diplomat, World Policy, Columbia Journal of International Affairs, The Hill, Future Korea Journal, The Korea Herald, The Korea Times and numerous other publications.〔Carnegie Council. ("Robert Park" ), ''Carnegie Council: The Voice for Ethics in International Affairs'', February 15, 2012.〕〔Robert Park.("North Korea and the Genocide Movement" ), ''Harvard International Review'', September 27, 2011.〕〔Robert Park.("When will we stop the genocide in North Korea?" ), ''Washington Post'', April 21, 2011.〕〔Robert Park.("Battling a system of starvation" ), ''Haaretz'', December 9, 2011.〕〔Robert Park.("Robert Park: North Korean refugees face slaughter when China repatriates them" ), ''San Jose Mercury News'', February 28, 2012.〕〔Robert Park.("North Korea and the Genocide Convention" ), ''Asia Times'', September 9, 2011.〕〔Robert Park.("The case for genocide in North Korea" ), ''Korea Herald'', February 8, 2012.〕〔Robert Park.("South Korea must act to save the lives of refugees from the North" ), ''National Post'', December 27, 2011.〕〔Robert Park.("US silence on North Korea" ), ''Korea Times'', November 14, 2012.〕 He is a contributor to World Affairs Journal.〔World Affairs. ("Robert Park" ), "World Affairs Journal", 2013.〕 On December 19, 2011, Genocide Watch, an international NGO and human rights watchdog, published a report which quoted heavily from a 2011 article penned by Park for the Asia Times, entitled "North Korea and the Genocide Convention." The paper concluded North Korea was actively committing genocide as defined by the UN Genocide Convention.〔Hye-Won, Kim. ("GENOCIDE and POLITICIDE ALERT: NORTH KOREA" ), "Genocide Watch", December 19, 2011.〕〔Robert, Park. ("North Korea and the Genocide Convention" ), ''Asia Times'', September 9, 2011.〕 Park has repeatedly called for concerned persons and organizations to increase financial support towards North Korean defectors, who are able to remit money back to their families in the North, potentially making possible an organized movement to halt atrocities. == See also == * List of Americans detained by North Korea 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Park (activist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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