Hanna Song is the Director of International Cooperation and a researcher at the Seoul-based North Korean human rights NGO, the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). NKDB, officially established in 2003, has recorded over 130,000 entries related to human rights violations in its database, carries out advocacy based on the data and also provides resettlement support to North Korean escapees. As Director, Ms. Song has briefed diplomats, policymakers and foreign correspondents on the human rights situation in North Korea. She has created partnerships with international stakeholders with research institutions, universities and NGOs overseas. As a researcher, she has documented human rights violations in NKDB\'s Unified Human Rights Database- the largest repository on North Korean human rights violations. She has published reports on the human rights situation in North Korea\'s military, humanitarian assistance sent to North Korea, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Universal Periodic Review. She has appeared in The Economist, Financial Times and BBC among other international news outlets.