The Chinese government forcibly returned about 60 North Korean refugees on April 26, putting them at grave risk of enforced disappearance, torture, sexual violence, wrongful imprisonment, forced ...

China considers North Korean refugees to be economic migrants, and forcibly deports them back to North Korea – where, as alleged defectors, they face imprisonment, possible torture or worse ...

The number of North Korean refugees detained by China could be higher as the number quoted by Smith was first cited in 2022 by Elizabeth Salmon, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human ...

China has forcibly returned as many as 600 North Korean refugees back into the hands of the repressive government they had successfully fled, human rights groups say.. Behind the veil of the ...

On June 13, 2023, Amb. Robert R. King, a senior adviser (non-resident) with the Korea Chair, and former Special Envoy for North Korean human rights issues with the U.S. Department of State, testified ...

North Korean refugee Grace Kang, 29, speaks during the “A Path to Peace: The Hopeful Hearts of North Korea” event at SMU on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) ...

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of ...

Refugees from North Korea shared stories of hardship, escape and survival with Winnipeggers this week, at an event organized by a Seoul-based non-profit intended to raise awareness about the ...

The United Nations is calling on world governments to refrain from repatriating North Korean refugees. U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif said Monday that member ...

Situated on the eastern shore of South Korea rests an unassuming village home to resettled North Korean refugees who fled southward during the Korean War, often referred to as the Forgotten War in ...

After escaping the oppressive regime of North Korea, Loh Kiwan arrives in Belgium to seek asylum, hoping to find freedom and a fresh start. Instead, he finds himself entangled in the bureaucratic ...

Refugees from North Korea shared stories of hardship, escape and survival with Winnipeggers this week, at an event organized by a Seoul-based non-profit intended to raise awareness about the ...