North Korea

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North Korea

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Background Information:
Since 1995, well over 2 million North Koreans have starved to death from years of famine, and another 300,000 have fled to neighboring China in search of food and freedom from tyranny. The Chinese government has refused to grant these North Koreans official status as refugees, due largely to Beijing's historical ties to the communist regime in Pyongyang and fears that such a designation would dramatically boost the already steady influx over the border. The People’s Republic of China has stepped up security in and around its borders with North Korea to ensure the capture and return of refugees, whom it continues to call “illegal migrants”
Once refugees are forcefully repatriated from China, they are regarded by DPRK authorities as traitors of the state and face intense interrogation. Such interrogation is often followed by extended detention (often in prison camps), torture of various kinds, and in extreme cases, summary execution. A growing body of testimonies by successful escapees describe how repatriated pregnant women are subject to forced abortion, especially if the father of their child is Chinese. The border region poses a special danger for female refugees, where a very high percentage of them (70-90%) are captured and sold into sexual slavery.
North Korean Crisis

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