Who we are

HRBB is composed of people with a unique combination of experience and expertise, especially suited for its mission and work.

Dr. Kyung-eun Lee

Director

Director of Amnesty International Korea (2018~2020),
Research Professor of Korea University Human Rights Center (2017~2018),
Board Member of the Korean Association for Human Rights Studies (2019~2020)
Fellow of Henry L. Stimson Center (Washington D.C.) (2018)
Served in the Korean government from 1995 to 2017
Deputy Secretary for Overseas Communications for President Roh Moo-hyun from 2006 to 2007 and directors in the Ministry of Health and Welfare from 2009 to 2017
PhD Disseration: International Legal Protection of the Rights of the Child in Intercountry Adoption

Attorney

Attorney of SALIM Law Office
Experience in litigations for victims of domestic abuse, sexual harassment, office bullying; represented refugees, asylum-seekers and multicultural families, and brought cases against companies for the protection of data security and privacy rights
National Human Rights Commission human rights counselor (2019~2020)
Korea Pearl Buck Foundation Advisory Attorney (2017~Present), Migrant Center Friends Advisory Attorney (2019~Present)
Admitted to Bar, Korea, 2013
Judicial Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2013)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B. 2011)