UN Experts Raise Concern About Fates of Forcibly Repatriated North Koreans
Experts said returnees from China may face torture, forced labor and sexual violence, and called on Beijing to stop repatriations and assess protection needs.
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UN experts raise concern about fates of forcibly repatriated North Koreans
U.N. human rights experts have raised concern about the unknown fates of North Koreans forcibly repatriated from China, urging Beijing to halt deportations and Pyongyang to disclose information about those returned. In a press release issued Wednesday, the 18 experts expressed continued serious concerns about “the fate, whereabouts and treatment of those repatriated.” The experts […]
UN human rights experts expressed concern that the whereabouts and fate of many North Korean residents repatriated through China's large-scale forced return remain unconfirmed. They urged China to halt the repatriation of North Korean residents, which poses a serious risk of human rights violations, and called on North Korea to disclose the whereabouts of the repatriated individuals and provide them with protection.
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Global Diaspora NewsFate unknown of many returned to DPR Korea from China: UN independent experts
Three years on from the reported resumption of large-scale forcible returns of nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from China, serious concerns persist about their fate, according to a group of Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts.
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